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I shot the Buddha, Colin Cotterill

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"Laos, 1979: Retired coroner Siri Paiboun and his wife, Madame Daeng, have never been able to turn away a misfit. As a result, they share their small Vientiane house with an assortment of homeless people, mendicants, and oddballs. One of these oddballs is Noo, a Buddhist monk, who rides out on his bicycle one day and never comes back, leaving only a cryptic note in the refrigerator. Realizing that he needs rescuing, Siri and Daeng sneak illegally across the Mekhong River to Thailand, trying to track their missing monk-friend down and figure out who has kidnapped him. Their adventure runs them afoul of Lao secret service officers, famous spiritualists, charismatic abbots, and even a man who might be the reincarnation of the Buddha himself. Buddhism is a powerful influence on both morals and politics in Southeast Asia--to get their friend back, Siri and Daeng will have to figure out who is cloaking their terrible misdeeds in religiosity"--
Language
eng
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Extent
342 pages
Contents
  • Goodnight, ladies
  • Three isms (two weeks earlier)
  • The sedentary nomad
  • At the whim of a dead transvestite
  • Mellow yellow
  • A disturbing sexual disorientation
  • Felonious monk
  • A living skeleton in the closet
  • The case of the file in the case
  • The devil you don't know
  • Dr. Siri's first official public disappearance
  • I shot the Buddha
  • The leap of faith
  • And now ... life at the morgue
  • A killer in high heels
  • Error in judgment
  • A sting in the tale
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9781616958299
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I shot the Buddha
Title
I shot the Buddha
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Colin Cotterill
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Language
eng
Summary
"Laos, 1979: Retired coroner Siri Paiboun and his wife, Madame Daeng, have never been able to turn away a misfit. As a result, they share their small Vientiane house with an assortment of homeless people, mendicants, and oddballs. One of these oddballs is Noo, a Buddhist monk, who rides out on his bicycle one day and never comes back, leaving only a cryptic note in the refrigerator. Realizing that he needs rescuing, Siri and Daeng sneak illegally across the Mekhong River to Thailand, trying to track their missing monk-friend down and figure out who has kidnapped him. Their adventure runs them afoul of Lao secret service officers, famous spiritualists, charismatic abbots, and even a man who might be the reincarnation of the Buddha himself. Buddhism is a powerful influence on both morals and politics in Southeast Asia--to get their friend back, Siri and Daeng will have to figure out who is cloaking their terrible misdeeds in religiosity"--
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Cotterill, Colin
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fiction
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Dr. Siri Paiboun mysteries
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  • Paiboun, Siri
  • Coroners
  • Laos
  • Buddhism
  • Paiboun, Siri
  • Coroners
  • Laos
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I shot the Buddha, Colin Cotterill
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Contents
Goodnight, ladies -- Three isms (two weeks earlier) -- The sedentary nomad -- At the whim of a dead transvestite -- Mellow yellow -- A disturbing sexual disorientation -- Felonious monk -- A living skeleton in the closet -- The case of the file in the case -- The devil you don't know -- Dr. Siri's first official public disappearance -- I shot the Buddha -- The leap of faith -- And now ... life at the morgue -- A killer in high heels -- Error in judgment -- A sting in the tale
Control code
ocn929048860
Dimensions
22 cm
Extent
342 pages
Isbn
9781616958299
Lccn
2016003707
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unmediated
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rdamedia
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  • n
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40026258256
Label
I shot the Buddha, Colin Cotterill
Publication
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Goodnight, ladies -- Three isms (two weeks earlier) -- The sedentary nomad -- At the whim of a dead transvestite -- Mellow yellow -- A disturbing sexual disorientation -- Felonious monk -- A living skeleton in the closet -- The case of the file in the case -- The devil you don't know -- Dr. Siri's first official public disappearance -- I shot the Buddha -- The leap of faith -- And now ... life at the morgue -- A killer in high heels -- Error in judgment -- A sting in the tale
Control code
ocn929048860
Dimensions
22 cm
Extent
342 pages
Isbn
9781616958299
Lccn
2016003707
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other control number
40026258256

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