![]() This sometimes slapstick, sometimes serious, but always lively mystery is sure to bring the author many new readers. Adding local color is Auntie Bpoo, a fortune-teller transvestite who predicts Paiboun will soon betray his country. A trip to the southern Laotian city of Pakse draws him deeper into a complex political intrigue. ![]() Aided by his friends, police officer Phosy and politburo member Civilai, Paiboun follows up on a number of clues and discovers that the code describes a series of chess moves. When blank papers are found on the dentist's body, Paiboun quickly discovers encoded writing in invisible ink. This time, their trials and tribulations begin with the death of Dr. ), nicely blends the supernatural, humor and intrigue. ![]() Hello Select your address Books Hello, sign in. ![]() Siri Paiboun, the Laotian national coroner and one of the more eccentric characters in crime fiction, and Paiboun's clever assistant, Nurse Dtui (after 2006's Disco for the Departed Anarchy and Old Dogs: Cotterill, Colin: 9780676979527: Books - Amazon.ca. Et in 1970s Communist Laos, Cotterill's delightful fourth novel to feature Dr. ![]()
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