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title: "The Coroner's Lunch (A Dr. Siri Paiboun Mystery)"
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# The Coroner's Lunch (A Dr. Siri Paiboun Mystery)

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## Customer Reviews

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    Captivating!
  

*by A***R on Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2017*

Writers are voracious but time-challenged and persnickety readers. Our "to be read" piles display serious seismic problems. So when we find a book that surprises, delights, and captivates, it's well worth celebrating. Colin Cotterill's Dr. Siri and his first cases in THE CORONER'S LUNCH was my latest treat. Set in Laos in the 1970s, it features  70-something Dr. Siri who is dying to retire but instead is taped to be the newly Communist nation's state coroner, and perform his job without even the most basic resources, including microscopes and chemicals. To make matters worse, he's only guide to his new profession is an old French textbook -- and his French is rusty. And then they're the party officials, who want him adapt his findings, clothes, and attitudes to their needs. And then there are the ghosts of the departed, with their own demands. This wonderful mystery drifts at its own pace, unique among modern crime fiction. But it never lags or sags or tires and kept me captive until the delicious wrap up. For armchair travelers, the atmosphere of a distant world, time, and culture are beautifully drawn.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Does not disappoint
  

*by S***A on Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2016*

Brilliant series. I came across Colin Cotterill because of a love of great titles. Cotterill supplies, and backs the titles up with amazing writing. The characters are so incredibly believable, even though they are so totally different than anything I've ever experienced. Word of warning: the books do deal with some pretty hard topics. The author does so with grace, but that doesn't mean much if you're looking for a cozy mystery with nothing more challenging than murder going on. I love my cozy mysteries, but this series (and the Jimm Juree series) wander outside the cozy while delivering amazing stories. I will read and re-read these happily for as long as I can get my hands on them, and hope you have as wonderful an experience.

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    Delightful Book
  

*by L***. on Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2017*

I enjoyed this book very much. I knew I would probably like this series but I liked it even better than I thought I would.Dr. Siri Palbourn is 72 years old and was ready for retirement. He is living in Laos and it is 1976. He studied medicine in France when he was a young man. He fell in love with a young revolutionary and followed her back to fight for the cause. Now he is 72 and and Laos has a new communist government. The doctor who had experience in doing autopsies swam across the river to Thailand so now Siri is made the National Coroner of Laos. The problem is that he has not trained in this area.The department is underfunded and has few supplies. He has a boss who doesn't understand his own job. Suri does his first autopsy by following a 30 year old French book. The characters are special in the book. Dr. Siri is humorous and speaks his mind in an atmosphere that does not encourage this at all. He has two not typical assistants who he likes very much. One is a nurse Drui who wants to train for his job. She likes to read entertainment magazines. Mr. Geung has Downs Syndrome and has become skilled in autopsy skills. He and Dr. Siri greet each other every day "Do we have any customers today. No customers today, Dr. Comrade."The first page of the book is quite dramatic. It starts the mystery of three men who are dropped from a helicopter into a lake with weights attached to their legs. Two countries, Vietnam and Laos become involved with investigation of the murders. Dr. Suri investigates.Also, a prominent wife of a leader dies at a banquet and her husband is very eager to take the body away from Dr. Suri. Dr. Suri finds he has investigative skills and doesn't take the word of those above him for what has caused the deaths. Dr. Suri also has communications with his "customers". At first they come to him in dreams but later it occurs in his waking life.I laughed out loud several times. It is a gentle book yet it is not. Dr. Suri makes it seem that way. I have the next book to read. It is a special series. I think if you like mysteries in foreign countries with great characters, very good plotting and humor, you should like this book.

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