Disco for the Departed: 3 (A Dr. Siri Paiboun Mystery)

"A detective as distinctive as Maigret or Poirot."
-"Orlando Sentinel"
Praise for "Colin Cotterill":
"A wonderfully fresh and exotic mystery. If Cotterill had done nothing more than treat us to Siri's views on the dramatic, even comic crises that mark periods of government upheaval, his debut mystery would still be fascinating. But the multiple cases spread out on Siri's examining table are not cozy entertainments but substantial crimes that take us into the thick of political intrigue."
-"The New York Times"
"Cotterill is a crack storyteller and an impressive guide to a little-known culture."
-"The Washington Post"

Praise for "Disco for the Departed"
"From now on, I'll even think twice about applying the escapist label to something as purely entertaining as Colin Cotterill's 1970s period mysteries about that sweetest of sleuths, Dr. Siri Paiboun . . . As the author gently points out, life would be dreary without a few thrills."
--"The New York Times Book Review"
"Cotterill's writing is both evocative and educational."
--"Entertainment Weekly"
"Siri grows more ingenious, wry and wise with every year . . . Atmospheric, humorous, and engaging."
--"Portsmouth Herald"
"Readers who enjoy Eliot Pattison's Asian thrillers . . . will find that Cotterill shares the same sardonic view of Asian communism mixed with a touch of mysticism . . . a quality that sets the work of both authors apart from most mystery fare."
--"Library Journal," Starred Review

Praise for "Disco for the Departed"
From now on, I ll even think twice about applying the escapist label to something as purely entertaining as Colin Cotterill s 1970s period mysteries about that sweetest of sleuths, Dr. Siri Paiboun. . . As the author gently points out, life would be dreary without a few thrills.
"The New York Times Book Review"
Cotterill s writing is both evocative and educational.
"Entertainment Weekly"
Siri grows more ingenious, wry and wise with every year . . . Atmospheric, humorous, and engaging.
"Portsmouth Herald"
Readers who enjoy Eliot Pattison s Asian thrillers . . . will find that Cotterill shares the same sardonic view of Asian communism mixed with a touch of mysticism . . . a quality that sets the work of both authors apart from most mystery fare.
"Library Journal," Starred Review"

Praise for Disco for the Departed
-From now on, I'll even think twice about applying the escapist label to something as purely entertaining as Colin Cotterill's 1970s period mysteries about that sweetest of sleuths, Dr. Siri Paiboun . . . As the author gently points out, life would be dreary without a few thrills.-
--The New York Times Book Review
-Cotterill's writing is both evocative and educational.-
--Entertainment Weekly
-Siri grows more ingenious, wry and wise with every year . . . Atmospheric, humorous, and engaging.-
--Portsmouth Herald
-Readers who enjoy Eliot Pattison's Asian thrillers . . . will find that Cotterill shares the same sardonic view of Asian communism mixed with a touch of mysticism . . . a quality that sets the work of both authors apart from most mystery fare.-
--Library Journal, Starred Review

Dr Siri Paiboun, reluctant national coroner of the People’s Democratic Republic of Laos, is summoned to a remote location in the mountains of Huaphan Province, where for years the leaders of the current government had hidden out in caves, waiting to assume power. Now, as a major celebration of the new regime is scheduled to take place, an arm is found protruding from the concrete walk that was laid from the President’s former cave hideout to his new house beneath the cliffs. Dr Siri is ordered to supervise the disinterment of the body attached to the arm, identify the corpse, and discover how he died.