Curse of the Pogo Stick, Colin Cotterill
Curse of the Pogo Stick, Colin Cotterill
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Curse of the Pogo Stick
The Dr. Siri Investigations, Book 5

Author: Colin Cotterill

Narrator: Clive Chafer

Unabridged: 5 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/14/2011

Synopsis

In Vientiane, Laos, a boobytrapped corpse intended for Dr. Siri, the national coroner, has been delivered to the morgue. In his absence, only Nurse Dtuis intervention saves the lives of the morgue attendants, visiting doctors, and Madame Daeng, Dr. Siris fiance. On his way back from a Communist Party meeting in the north, Dr. Siri is kidnapped by seven female Hmong villagers under the direction of the village elder so that he willin the guise of Yeh Ming, the thousandyearold shaman with whom he shares his bodyexorcise the headmans daughter, whose soul is possessed by a demon, and lift the curse of the pogo stick.

About Colin Cotterill

Colin Cotterill has won the Dilys Award and a Crime Writers of America Dagger and has been a finalist for several other awards. Born in London, he has worked as teacher in Israel, Australia, the United States, and Japan before he started training teachers in Thailand. He lives with his wife in a small fishing village on the Gulf of Siam in Southern Thailand.

Reviews

Goodreads review by H (no longer expecting notifications) Balikov on September 01, 2018

I may have to stop saying this, but Curse of the Pogo Stick is the best of the Dr. Siri books I have read so far. Thanks to Carol for reminding me that I need to put down the next book and write a review of this one. For those, as yet not engaged in this series--- Set in the 1970s, Laotians have over......more

Goodreads review by Carol on January 18, 2022

I'm sure that starting at the beginning of the series would have given me a much clearer understanding of the characters...but hey...why should I start doing that now? It seems that politics plays a large role in the stories, but the books are NOT about politics...they're about friendship and love o......more

Goodreads review by Laurie on April 13, 2009

Something of the flavor of McCall Smith's Mma Ramotswe stories, but with substance. Set in Laos in the 70s, his aging coroner is a reluctant detective and more reluctant host for spirits.......more

Goodreads review by Marta on April 11, 2020

Another one down! In this installment, Cotteril makes an homage to the Hmong people, their traditions, and their suffering. He packs two clever mysteries as well. And while he consorts with the spirits of the dead, of course, the mysteries turn out to be completely explainable rationally. In the cou......more

Goodreads review by Genine on July 29, 2012

The first book in this series was perfect, and each succeeding book is as well. I can't say they get better; how can perfection be improved upon? But the standard never falters or falls. Remarkable. Laos, newly Communist, a charming 73 year okd coroner (by assignment, not training, because he was a d......more

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