Love Songs From A Shallow Grave
Three young Laotian women have died of fencing sword wounds. Each of them had studied abroad in an Eastern bloc country. Before he can complete his investigation, Dr. Siri is lured to Cambodia by an all-expenses-paid trip. Accused of spying for the Vietnamese, he is imprisoned, beaten, and...
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Three young Laotian women have died of fencing sword wounds. Each of them had studied abroad in an Eastern bloc country. Before he can complete his investigation, Dr. Siri is lured to Cambodia by an all-expenses-paid trip. Accused of spying for the Vietnamese, he is imprisoned, beaten, and threatened with death. The Khmer Rouge is relentless, and it is touch and go for the dauntless, seventy-four-year-old national—and only—coroner of Laos.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781569476277 (1569476276)
Publish date: August 1st 2010
Publisher: Soho Crime
Pages no: 304
Edition language: English
Series: Dr. Siri Paiboun (#7)
these are so much more than a mere mystery. . .
I love these books for the sympathetic and interesting characters, decent plots and for the potted history of Cambodia, Laos etc which is seamlessly interwoven into the story. Totally wonderful.
Dr. Siri and the Cambodian killing fields. Ouch. A wonderful book, as his always are.
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