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y separately published work icon The Merry Misogynist single work   novel   crime   mystery  
Is part of Doctor Siri Paiboun Colin Cotterill , 2004- series - author novel (number 6 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2009... 2009 The Merry Misogynist
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In poverty-stricken 1978 Laos, a man from the city with a truck was somebody — a catch for even the prettiest village virgin. The corpse of one of these bucolic beauties turns up in Dr. Siri's morgue, and his curiosity is piqued. The victim was tied to a tree and strangled, but she had not, as the doctor had expected, been raped. And though the victim had smooth, pale skin over most of her body, her hands and feet were gnarled, callused, and blistered. On a trip to the hinterlands, Siri discovers that many women have been killed in this way. He sets out to investigate this unprecedented phenomenon — a serial killer in peaceful Buddhist Laos — only to discover, when he has identified the murderer, that not only pretty maidens are at risk: seventy-three-year-old coroners can be victims too.

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    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,
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      Soho Press ,
      2009 .
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      Extent: 1v.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published August 2009.
      ISBN: 9781569475560
    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,
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      Quercus ,
      2010 .
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      Note/s:
      • Published April 27th 2010
      ISBN: 9781849161961
    • New York (City), New York (State),
      c
      United States of America (USA),
      c
      Americas,
      :
      Soho Press ,
      2011 .
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      This image has been sourced from Goodreads.
      Extent: 289p.
      Note/s:
      • Published July 5th 2011 
      ISBN: 9781569475560
Alternative title: Der Fröhliche Frauenhasser Dr. Siri Ermittelt
Language: German
    • Munich,
      c
      Germany,
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      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Goldmann ,
      2013 .
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      Extent: 319p.
      Note/s:
      • Published June 24th 2013
      ISBN: 9783442481903

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