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y separately published work icon The Second Biggest Nothing single work   novel   crime   mystery  
Is part of Doctor Siri Paiboun Colin Cotterill , 2004- series - author novel (number 14 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2019... 2019 The Second Biggest Nothing
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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 well—especially considering the fact that he is possessed by a thousand-year-old Hmong shaman. That is, until he finds a mysterious note tied to his dog, Ugly’s, tail. The death threat is not just aimed at him, but at 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 must figure out who wants 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 decipher the clues from his past.'

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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

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      Soho Press ,
      2019 .
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      Image courtesy of publisher's website.
      Extent: 264p.p.
      Reprinted: 2 Jun 2020 Paperback Edition
      Note/s:
      • Published 20th August 2019
      ISBN: 9781641290616 (hbk), 9781641291910 (pbk)
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