Three young Laotian women have died of fencing sword wounds. Each of them had studied abroad in an Eastern bloc country. Before he can complete his investigation, Dr. Siri is lured to Cambodia by an all-expenses-paid trip. Accused of spying for the Vietnamese, he is imprisoned, beaten, and threatene
Love Songs From a Shallow Grave
β Scribed by Cotterill, Colin
- Book ID
- 106873356
- Publisher
- Quercus
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- en-GB
- Weight
- 191 KB
- Series
- Dr. Siri Paiboun 7
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781849160476
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β¦ Synopsis
SUMMARY:
As usual, all is abnormal in Dr Siri Paibouns morgue in downtown Vientiane. Siri and his team are investigating the case of the Three EpΓ©es: three women skewered by a sword through their hearts. A culprit has been apprehended, tried and sentenced to death in a weeks time. But Siri isnt sure they have the right man. Unfortunately, the number one, and only, coroner of Laos isnt in a position to help anyone - not even himself. As his 74th birthday dawns, Siri finds himself incarcerated in prison by the Khymer Rouge, facing torture and starvation. As usual, his curiosity is to blame for his predicament, but this time it looks as though his inquisitiveness could be the end of him. Could Dr Siris next outing be from beyond the grave?
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### From Publishers Weekly Starred Review. Set in 1978, Cotterill's superb seventh mystery to feature Dr. Siri Paiboun (after 2009's The Merry Misogynist) finds "the national and only coroner of the People's Democratic Republic of Laos" nearing his 74th birthday chained to a lead pipe in a Cambodia