This is the second book in the "Dr. Siri Investigates" series. By all standards the aged Dr. Siri Paiboun should be retired. Because he is one of the few doctors who have not fled newly communist Laos, he has been given the post of National Coroner. There he deals with the laughable bureaucracy, unusual cases, an ancient spirit that lives in his body, and his ambitious nurse Dtui. In this episode Siri is given the job of determining the nationality of two charred helicopter crash victims connected to the deposed royal family, find the source of the horrific deaths of women mauled by what appears to be a large animal (possibly a missing bear?), and if that wasn't enough, people are hurling themselves off a ministry building. Nurse Dtui plays an important role as co-investigator which ultimately puts her life in jeopardy. The story is intriguing but it's the characters that make this series so enjoyable.
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