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“like the main character - sense of humor while being a myster”
Alicia D. K wrote this review 7 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Requested by listener - so glad that he did, I immediately bought the rest of the series and gobbled them up!”
Cynthia B wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I have a dry sense of humour, well most South Africans do, and so I found the humour in this book right up my alley. Apart from being a whodunnit it also gives us a glimpse of what it was like to live in communist Laos in the seventies. I enjoy learning about other cultures and after Googling the author and finding out he actually lived in the region it has a certain amount of credibility. Wonderful characters, brilliant plot and funny too! Can't wait to read the rest of the series.”
Maria C wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A colleague of Jaime's thought I would enjoy this book. Will read it before I hit "Twisted River" so that I can return the book to owner. ”
Tija K wrote this review 4 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Love Dr Siri and his crew. I used to live in Laos in the 60ies. Wish I had been there in the 70ies”
judy c wrote this review Wednesday, October 21 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I enjoyed "Anarchy & Old Dogs" so much that I thought I'd read some of the other books by Cotterill.
Bill P wrote this review Monday, October 19 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
This book was equally enjoyable. 'Lot of humor and very human characters.
'Set in 1970's Laos, after the communists come to power, the hero has to work within the new, inane, communist bureaucracy while trying to solve the story's mysteries.”
“Fabulous mystery featuring an unexpected detective in the character of a state-appointed coroner in 1970's Laos. Wry, thoughtful, lots of cultural and political background.”
ppalmer wrote this review Monday, October 12 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I got this author name from the PBS Masterpiece web site. They had a list of mystery authors from other countries and this story line sounded good. It was a delightful mystery with some tongue in cheek humor thrown in. I also always like the addition of a supernatural element( eg Odd Thomas) or in this case a spiritual element. Here we have exotic locations and a world that few of us know well. I enjoy learning about different areas while at the same time staying with my mystery/thriller genre.”
Marsha C wrote this review Friday, July 24 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Loved it. Funny in many spots. Never would have picked it up on my own.”
Judy B wrote this review Monday, June 22 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Excellent! Took a couple of pages to get into it but a ripping read after that! This is the first in the series about the Lao state coroner, its been compared with the number 1 ladies detective agency but really it isn't. Its different and gripping. I've already read the second in the series - 33 teeth and am going to buy the rest in the series.”
Tintinsworld F wrote this review Monday, June 1 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
