Curse Of The Pogo Stick
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780307397263 (0307397262)
Publish date: August 11th 2009
Publisher: Vintage Canada
Pages no: 256
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Humor,
Cultural,
Historical Fiction,
Mystery,
Detective,
Asia,
Historical Mystery,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Crime,
Supernatural
Series: Dr. Siri Paiboun (#5)
Rating: 4* of five The Book Description: In Vientiane, a booby-trapped corpse, intended for Dr. Siri, the national coroner of Laos, has been delivered to the morgue. In his absence, only Nurse Dtui’s intervention saves the lives of the morgue attendants, visiting doctors, and Madame Daeng, Dr. Siri...
Fifth book in the Siri adventures proves delightful. In this installment we are introduced to Hmong culture, opening with an interpretation of how the Hmong lost their history and written language. The first shaman gifts his people with the geng pipes, so they would be able to guide the dead to the ...
Brings this country alive. Wonderful
Any book that makes me laugh outloud dozens of times definitely deserves 5 stars. I just love these books.
12 years ago
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