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The Woman Who Wouldn't Die (2013)

by Colin Cotterill(Favorite Author)

4.09 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1616952067 (ISBN13: 9781616952068)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Soho Crime

series

Dr. Siri Paiboun

review 1: Another convoluted, fun Colin Cotterill mystery about the elderly coroner of Laos. Siri is now retired but still solving mysteries with the aid of supernatural spirits and his team of friends. His wife's autobiography is woven in, and a powerful Frenchman she enraged when she was an undercover spy presents a new threat. Cotterill seems to know a lot about the history of Southeast Asia and the 20th century wars, secret and otherwise. And since I don't know anything about that, I always feel I am learning something. He is still funny, but not as hilarious as usual. He may be getting tired of the series.
review 2: It took me a while to get through this. I didn't know enjoy this as much as some of the other books in this oft-times charming series. For some reason, ... morethis felt too disjointed and the various elements of the plot didn't fit well together; there were a number of different storylines in this book, and none of them were developed fully enough for me to enjoy. So everyone makes a guest appearance, but sometimes those guest appearances are too short and frankly only serve to confuse the storyline more. I suppose it's been a while since i read the last one of these, and I may just have fallen out of that easy Lao rhythm... less

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