The Coroner's Lunch
The Coroner's Lunch
- ISBN 13:
9781569474181
- ISBN 10:
1569474184
- Format: Trade Paper
- Copyright: 11/01/2005
- Publisher: Soho Crime
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Summary
Laos, 1975. The Communist Pathet Lao has taken over this former French colony. Dr. Siri Paiboun, a 72-year-old Paris-trained doctor, is appointed national coroner. Although he has no training for the job, there is no one else; the rest of the educated class has fled. He is expected to come up with the answers the party wants. But crafty and charming Dr.Siri is immune to bureaucratic pressure. At his age, he reasons, what can they do to him? And he knows he cannot fail the dead who come into his care without risk of incurring their boundless displeasure. Eternity could be a long time to have the spirits mad at you.