Friday, May 01, 2020

Anarchy and Old Dogs


Anarchy and Old Dogs is the 4th book in the Dr. Siri Paiboun mystery series by Colin Cotterill. I've started asking for books from this series as presents. I've enjoyed them all so far.

from the back of the book:
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. A coded message in invisible ink is recovered from the dentist's body, and Dr. Siri begins to follow clues that hint at deep -and dangerous- political intrigue. Dr. 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?
Publishers Weekly calls it "delightful" and closes by saying this "always lively mystery is sure to bring the author many new readers." Euro Crime calls it "An entertaining read that is thoroughly recommended." The Historical Novel Society calls it "A lovely read—entertaining, thoughtful and full of style. Recommended." CurledUp has a positive review that concludes, "Colin Cotterill weaves a complex tale of political intrigue, friendship, dreams, and disappointments. I look forward to reading more by this author in the future."

I've also read these:
  1. The Coroner's Lunch
  2. Thirty-Three Teeth
  3. Disco for the Departed

18 comments:

  1. ...I love a good mystery!

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    1. This is an interesting -unusual- series.

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  2. This series is very entertaining! Valerie

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  3. I see more novels on tv than I read them these days

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    1. Me, too. They're cheaper and take less time ;) But I still like having a few book series to follow.

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  4. I loved "The Coroners Lunch" but haven't read the others. You remind me that they are out there and I should find a few to add to the (very tall) pile!

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    1. The never-ending book pile is a comfort :)

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  5. Now that's an interesting plot line! Invisible messages left on a body--goodness! :)

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    1. The message was recovered on the body in the sense of _from_ the body. Invisible ink on a piece of paper in a pocket, as I recall. A better copy editor would've caught that lol

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  6. I love a good mystery! Thanks for sharing and sending you Happy May wishes 😀. Have a wonderful weekend too and keep well! Hugs, Jo x

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    1. May Day is a fun holiday :) We need more maypoles :)

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  7. You've mentioned these before. I have them on my list. Good to hear that you are still enjoying them. happy weekend.

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    1. I am still enjoying them. I read the next one in the series before I ask for the one _after_ that, though ;) but so far I always want that next one :)

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  8. Now THIS sounds intriguing. I can see why you are hooked on this series.

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    1. It is quite the different kind of read for me :)

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  9. Somehow I thought I left a comment early today before my internet went down. I always love a good mystery and would love to find that series.

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    1. I guess I just hadn't taken it out of the moderation queue yet. Our local bookseller has some of these on the shelf, but I don't know if libraries usually have them...

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