![]() ![]() ![]() The septuagenarian is the only coroner left in Laos after the Communist Pathet Lao overtook the country in 1975. Siri Paiboun, our guide through this labyrinthine intersection of history and fantasy. The annals of crime fiction have never before seen a doctor-cum-amateur sleuth like Dr. Don’t Eat Me, the thirteenth and most recent installment, continues the tradition with an irresistible mystery immersed in Laotian folklore and politics-and told with a wry, cynical sense of humor. “Superstition, religion, and custom often overlapped in Laos,” Cotterill writes in The Coronor’s Lunch (Book #1), a description that perfectly sets the tenor for the whole series. Siri Paiboun mysteries and transport yourself to a literary universe unlike any other. ![]()
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