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The Second Biggest Nothing
The Second Biggest Nothing | Colin Cotterill
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A death threat to Dr. Siri and all his friends sends the ex-coroner down memory lane in the 14th installment of Cotterill's quirky, critically acclaimed series set in 1970s Laos. Vientiane, 1980: For a man of his age and in his corner of the world, Dr. Siri, the 76-year-old former national coroner of Laos, is doing remarkably wellespecially for someone possessed by a thousand-year-old Hmong shaman. That is, until he finds a mysterious note tied to his dog, Ugly's, tail: a death threat not just to him, but to everyone he holds dear. And whoever wrote the note claims the job will be executed in two weeks. Thus, at the urging of his wife and his motley crew of faithful friends, Dr. Siri contemplates who would hold such a strong grudge as to wish him dead, prompting him to recount three incidents over the years: an early meeting with his lifelong pal Civilai in Paris in the early '30s, a particularly disruptive visit to an art museum in Saigon in 1956, and a prisoner of war negotiation in Hanoi at the height of the Vietnam War in the '70s. There will be grave consequences in the present if Dr. Siri can't put together the clues in the past.
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Thoroughly enjoyed my ARC of The Second Biggest Nothing, Cotterill‘s 14th Dr Siri Paiboun novel set in Laos. This one gives a ton of historical background intertwined with the lives of Siri and Civilai, including the assassination of the French president in 1932 and Jane Fonda‘s visit to Hanoi in 1972. Lovers of this series beware. 4.5/5.0 ⭐️ #2019

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I so enjoy Siri and Daeng and the whole cast of characters in this series. They are believable, funny, and kind - and smart enough to solve murders and mysteries. We get more of Siri and Civilai‘s history in this book and I can‘t wait for more.