Laos, 1979: Retired Coroner Siri Paiboun And His Wife, Madame Daeng, Have Never Been Able To Turn Away A Misfit. As A Result, They Share Their Small Vientiane House With An Assortment Of Homeless People, Mendicants, And Oddballs. One Of These Oddballs Is Noo, A Buddhist Monk, Who Rides Out On His Bicycle One Day And Never Comes Back, Leaving Only A Cryptic Note In The Refrigerator. Realizing That He Needs Rescuing, Siri And Daeng Sneak Illegally Across The Mekhong River To Thailand, Trying To Track Their Missing Monk-friend Down And Figure Out Who Has Kidnapped Him. Their Adventure Runs Them Afoul Of Lao Secret Service Officers, Famous Spiritualists, Charismatic Abbots, And Even A Man Who Might Be The Reincarnation Of The Buddha Himself. Buddhism Is A Powerful Influence On Both Morals And Politics In Southeast Asia--to Get Their Friend Back, Siri And Daeng Will Have To Figure Out Who Is Cloaking Their Terrible Misdeeds In Religiosity-- Goodnight, Ladies -- Three Isms (two Weeks Earlier) -- The Sedentary Nomad -- At The Whim Of A Dead Transvestite -- Mellow Yellow -- A Disturbing Sexual Disorientation -- Felonious Monk -- A Living Skeleton In The Closet -- The Case Of The File In The Case -- The Devil You Don't Know -- Dr. Siri's First Official Public Disappearance -- I Shot The Buddha -- The Leap Of Faith -- And Now...life At The Morgue -- A Killer In High Heels -- Error In Judgment -- A Sting In The Tale. Colin Cotterill.
Author: Cotterill, Colin.
Publisher: Soho Crime
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 2016-08-02T00:00:01Z
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
MSRP: 0.00
ISBN13: 9781616957223
ISBN: 1616957220
Other ISBN: 9781616957230
Other ISBN Binding: printisbn
Language: en_US
Quality Rating: 1
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