The young interpreter "Peach Short" is a definite addition and I hope if the series continues that Cotterill can find a way to include her in future adventures. As the story unfolds, and the clues are revealed, the mystery becomes more involved. The history of the US "non-involvment" in the area during the Vietnam Conflict is well handled and, as with all the previous stories in the series, quite educational.
The ending is well developed, thrilling and unexpected, once again leaving the reader wondering if Dr. Siri will continue to offer his skills to his country, or if somehow, somewhere, he'll be allowed to retire and relax to sip whiskey with his friend Civilai by the side of the river before going home to Madame Deung and her wonderful noodles. Apr 11, Ching-Bing-Ping rated it it was amazing Shelves: He stands firm but knows how to bend in a strong wind. Siri mysteries, starts off when an American delegation led by Major Potter visits Laos, starting a joint operation to search for an American helicopter pilot who was lost during the war.
Siri is asked to join the expedition. Then as a member of the team dies under unnatural circumstances, Dr.
Siri smells foul and starts to investigate his death. This was my first Colin Cotterill book, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Very few writers have the talent of combing crime writing with humor i. The only name that comes to mind is that of the late John Mortimer, who along with his legendary creation Horace Rumpole created the same potent mixture of crime and humor, just as Cotterill did with his Dr.
Siri is one of a kind. He is an old pathologist who is fighting for his retirement. Matching his wit for their own, is his wife Madam Geung, the noodle shop owner, and his friend Civlai, an ex-politburo member and Auntie Bpoo a transgender and a cross dresser, who also is an amateur poet.
The plot without being anything extraordinary was twisted, and it also incorporated the events of the helicopter crash in a foolproof manner. The amount of blood and gore was low, rather nil, and the pace was sedate. I thoroughly enjoyed the book and would recommend it to every crime fiction reader. Siri Paiboun mystery set in 's Laos. Siri really wants to retire from his post as the national coroner of Laos. He's only just recovered from near-death at the hands of the Khmer Rouge and since he's over seventy, he figures he deserves to spend a few years relaxing with his wife.
But he gets roped into one last job on a junket to northern Laos looking for the remains of a missing American pilot. Accompanying Siri--at his insistence, via a little blackmail of Judge Haeng, his nemesis- Dr. Accompanying Siri--at his insistence, via a little blackmail of Judge Haeng, his nemesis--will be his wife Madame Daeng, his nurse Dtui and her policeman husband Phosy, his morgue assistant Mr.
Geung, his good friend Civiali, a few Lao officials and a bunch of American officials, including a delightful American girl who was raised in Laos by missionary parents who serves as their interpreter--since the Judge's nephew who is the 'official' interpreter doesn't actually speak English. When one of the American contingent ends up dead--a supposed accidental suicide--the niggling thought Siri's been having that the whole trip is a set-up comes to the fore as the pieces fall into place and he begins to sort things out. Another wonderful adventure filled with wry humor, outstanding characters and a unique perspective on life.
What a great way to end my reading year! Can't wait til the next one! Mar 19, Yeva rated it it was amazing. Slash and Burn was a total departure from the norm in this series. It reminded me of an Agatha Christie novel, but of course with Mr.
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Cotterill's own little twist. Siri and company were in full detective mode with this one, and the action happened at a little hotel high in the hills, the Friendship Hotel. Of course, it was shrouded in smoke and the helicopters couldn't leave which left our merry group stranded with a bunch of Americans and a murder. This book was great fun. I enjoyed the pol Slash and Burn was a total departure from the norm in this series.
I enjoyed the political intrigue as much as hunting for clues. When I thought it couldn't get any better, I realized that Mr. Cotterill had played fast and loose with some of the characters names--Harold Potter and Cousin Vinai -- really! Oh and I cannot forget a dog named Ugly. Of course, I recommend this book as a good read, and I can't wait to read the next installment. Jun 04, Georgiann Hennelly rated it it was amazing.
This is the first Dr Siri book i have read. Slash and Burn is set in and relations between Laos and the U. Siri is ordered to assist a group of Americans who are searching for the remains of a helicopter pilot whose helicopter went down during the war. Mishaps are numerous and things begin to go terribly wrong. Cotterill uses quite a few Americanisms mixed in with Laotians dialogue in places it was laugh out loud funny. The question is will they find what they are looking This is the first Dr Siri book i have read.
The question is will they find what they are looking for? I truly enjoyed this book it was a little like a mystery with in a mystery. I look forward to more books by Colin Cotterill Aug 07, Calzean rated it really liked it Shelves: The series just gets better and better. The old Doc Siri his wife, colleagues and friends all find themselves assigned to a cushy job of joining a US delegation of looking for a dead US pilot who went missing in the CIA war on Vietnam.
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Unexploded bombs, an interpreter who can't speak English, spirits, a cross-dresser fortune teller, spies, bad guys and a scene where everyone gets high combine to make this book very humorous, a mystery and a reminder of the way the US fought it's war in Vietnam. I am mean with the stars - actually I really liked it. He tosses loads of characters in the air and mixes them around and I didn't get confused at all. I read that an Australian company was closing down a Laos gold mine in and it sounds like it was spite because the Lao government had realised it was making virtually nothing from the mining concession and wanted a decent cut!
So 30 years after the book is set the 'Western Powers' are still extracting wealth from the country In Slash and Burn, the septuagenarian coroner Dr. Siri is pressured by his long-time rival Judge Heng to aid in the possible recovery of a long-missing US helicopter pilot, who happens to be the son of a wealthy US senator. The story becomes an Agatha Christie type story —everyone is a suspect and they all end up in a room together—but one set in the jungles of Laos and resolve with some local magic and herbalism.
Siri and his team are a fine ensemble and Cotterill provides plenty of red her In Slash and Burn, the septuagenarian coroner Dr. Siri and his team are a fine ensemble and Cotterill provides plenty of red herrings to keep us guessing. Nicely read by Clive Chafer.
Jul 26, Heidi Burkhart rated it it was amazing. I love this series! Siri Paiboun is real to me! Immer wieder einmal habe ich mich gefragt: Siri eine us-amerikanische Diplomatin beschreibt: Das wird mir so schnell nicht aus dem Kopf gehen. Es ist ein Immer wieder einmal habe ich mich gefragt: Es ist eine misogynistische Welt. Leider nimmt die "Geisterwelt" im Verlauf der Serie immer mehr Raum ein. Rowling ist das zu beobachten? May 18, John Lee rated it liked it. It looks as if Dr Siri is at last approaching his much delayed retirement but there is one last call of duty.
He is chosen to join a multinational team set up to try to find any remains of an American helicopter pilot who disappeared without trace over a decade earlier. But why an expedition now and could it have anyything to do with the fact that the missing pilot's father is an American Senator? The strange humour of life in Laos under the control of of the Pathet Lao following the American defeat is particularly poignant as it is told by Dr Siri and his wife, both of whom used to be freeedom fighters for the PL. As the story unravels and more details of the lost pilot and his cargo emerge the tale takes on a more sinister edge until the full story is uncovered and Dr Siri and his usual crowd of cronies are rescued by a most unexpected person.
May be because my reading of this novel was interupted but I found it more difficult than usual to follow all of the charactors and to remember which of the many factions they were aligned with. It wont put me off continuing with the series however. Jan 19, Beth rated it really liked it Shelves: Although his escapade in Cambodia in the previous book should have sent Dr.
Siri Paiboun into retirement, he is asked to investigate the site of a helicopter crash, trying to find and identify the remains of an MIA pilot. Since the presence of US pilots and aircraft in Laos was controversial and denied in the States, the search has unusual political overtones. A group of US investigators including a Senator, arrive on the scene. Then, one of these Americans is found dead in his hotel room from w Although his escapade in Cambodia in the previous book should have sent Dr. Then, one of these Americans is found dead in his hotel room from what appears to be autoeroticism gone wrong.
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Siri finds discrepancies and the mystery gets more confused. This book has another interesting plot and the same great group of characters as the first seven books. Aug 03, Vicki Kohl rated it really liked it. Still loving these Dr.
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Little observations of the characters are priceless, such as the following from Civilai, Siri's good friend who spent years in the Politburo, about Americans from the Lao perspective: Yamaguchi stand out was volume. It was Civilai's theory that the Americans, like the Chinese, placed their elementary school teachers too far from the students' desks.
As a result Still loving these Dr. As a result they were trained to shout at one another from an early age. Most Lao schools had no furniture so the pupils could sit around the teacher and communicate at a civilized volume. Yamaguchi's meal banter had a decibel level above that of a foghorn. Jul 09, Jan rated it it was amazing Shelves: Dr Siri gets railroaded into a fools errand along with his nemesis and a collection of Laotians and Americans, but he tosses in a monkey wrench by insisting upon bringing his own team of professionals.
There are more red herrings and misdirection than usual, along with a non American perspective on the real reasons for interference in the wars in Indochina. The fortune teller manages to appear and proves to be more useful than expected. Be ready for more twists than a bag full of pretzels and so Dr Siri gets railroaded into a fools errand along with his nemesis and a collection of Laotians and Americans, but he tosses in a monkey wrench by insisting upon bringing his own team of professionals.
Be ready for more twists than a bag full of pretzels and some really snarky humor. Thanks again to Clive Chafer for his excellent narrative ability. Feb 01, Jeanie rated it really liked it Shelves: This series is such a treat. The mysteries are not the strongest, but the characters are beyond wonderful. And the setting in Laos in the late 's is an eye-opening experience. The author while sympathetic to the goals of the revolution and respectful to the people, has a wry and amusing perspective on the actual situation.
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Siri and his entourage. Cotterill injects humor in the least likely scenarios, adds political intrigue left over from the 's wars in Southeast Asia, and sprinkles with the culture's spirit world. I'm so glad there are many left in the series to read. Sep 20, Mae rated it really liked it. I was a little lost in the varied twists and turns, maybe because I was reading a chapter when I had time. I am still a great fan of Dr. Siri, Dtui, Phosy, Mr.
D, Aunti Bpoo, great reading there. I enjoy this author's style of delivering the denouement, it is believable! Jul 23, Diletta Sa rated it really liked it. Good story set in Laos and although it is fiction it gives some realistic facts about the Vietnam war or the destructive American war as Vietnamese call it. It's a mixture of humour and crime in a very poor and fascinating country. I would definitely recommend it. Aug 27, Mark rated it it was amazing. Of all his books I think this one is my favorite. Very well put together -- great story, and filled with the humor that makes these books fun to read.
Nov 11, Gregory Stevens rated it it was ok. I was a bit disappointed. I was expecting some humor and found none. Mar 25, Cybercrone rated it liked it. Dec 15, Rowan rated it really liked it. As with the other Dr Siri mysteries, intriguing, hilarious, and a little strange. He finagles a trip up north to the province where the sin was made, not realizing he is embarking on a deadly scavenger hunt. Meanwhile, the northern Lao border is about to erupt into violence—and Dr. Siri and his entourage are walking right into the heart of the conflict.
Siri In a small Lao village, a very strange thing has happened. A woman was shot and killed in her bed during a burglary; she was given a funeral and everyone in the village saw her body burned. Lao national coroner Dr. What is the group really digging for at the bottom of this remote river on the Thai border? What war secrets are being covered up? Siri Paiboun mystery Dr. And now that he is in his mids, he longs to spend some time with his wife before the untimely death that is sure to befall him, according to the local transvestite fortune-teller.
But retirement will have to wait again until he has completed one last job for the Lao government: And the stakes are high. The presence of American soldiers in Laos is controversial, and the search party includes high-level politicians and scientists. So when a member of the party is found dead, Dr. Siri suspects it may not have been an accident. Love Songs from a Shallow Grave. Siri Paiboun mystery When a Lao female security officer is discovered stabbed through the heart with a fencing sword, Dr. Soon two other young women are found killed in the same unusual way.
Siri learns that all three victims studied in Europe and that one of them was being pursued by a mysterious stalker. But before he can solve the case, he is whisked away to Cambodia on a diplomatic mission. Though on the surface the Khmer Rouge seem to be committed to the socialist cause, Siri soon learns the horrifying truth of the killing fields and finds himself thrown into prison. Can the seventy-four-year-old doctor escape with his life?
Siri Paiboun mystery When the corpse of a rural beauty turns up in Dr. The victim was tied to a tree and strangled, but she had not, as the doctor had expected, been raped. On a trip to the hinterlands, Siri learns that many women have been killed this way, and he soon discovers that not only pretty maidens are at risk. Seventy-three-year-old coroners can be victims, too. Curse of the Pogo Stick. Siri Paiboun mystery Seven female Hmong villagers kidnap Dr.
He fears that her soul has been possessed by a demon due to the curse of a mysterious Western artifact. Siri agrees to help and, in so doing, brings to pass a prediction of Auntie Bpoo, a transvestite fortune-teller. Anarchy and Old Dogs. Siri Paiboun Mystery When a blind former dentist is run over by a truck, Dr.
Siri Paiboun, the reluctant national coroner of Laos, suspects that this was no traffic accident. Siri begins to follow clues that hint at deep—and dangerous—political intrigue. Siri only intended to investigate a murder; is he now being drawn into an insurrection? Will he, as a fortune teller predicts, betray his country? Disco for the Departed. Dr Siri is ordered to supervise the disinterment of the body attached to the arm, identify the corpse, and discover how he died. Siri Paiboun, one of the last doctors left in Laos after the Communist takeover, has been drafted to be national coroner.
He is untrained for the job, but this independent seventy-two-year-old has an outstanding qualification for the role: Siri performs autopsies and begins to solve the mysteries relating to a series of deaths by what seem to be bear bites, to explain why a government official ran at full speed through a seventh-story window and fell to his death, and to discover the origins of the two charred bodies from the crashed helicopter in the temple at Luang Prabang.
As it turns out, not surprisingly, not all is peaceful and calm in the new Communist paradise of Laos. Siri Paiboun, a year-old medical doctor, has unwillingly been appointed the national coroner of the new socialist Laos. His lab is underfunded, his boss is incompetent, and his support staff is quirky, to say the least. When the body of the wife of a prominent politician comes through his morgue, Siri has reason to suspect the woman has been murdered.
To get to the truth, Siri and his team face government secrets, spying neighbors, victim hauntings, Hmong shamans, botched romances, and other deadly dangers. Somehow, Siri must figure out a way to balance the will of the party and the will of the dead. Other Series By Colin Cotterill.