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The Coroner’s Lunch
- The Dr. Siri Investigations, Book 1
- Narrated by: Clive Chafer
- Length: 7 hrs and 26 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Laos, 1975: The Communist Pathet Lao has taken over this former French colony. Dr. Siri Paiboun, a 72-year-old Paris-trained doctor, is appointed national coroner. Although he has no training for the job, there is no one else: the rest of the educated class have fled.
He is expected to come up with the answers the party wants, but crafty and charming Dr. Siri is immune to bureaucratic pressure. At his age, he reasons, what can they do to him? And he knows he cannot fail the dead who come into his care without risk of incurring their boundless displeasure. Eternity could be a long time to have the spirits mad at you.
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- Chris
- 2018-04-19
An enjoyable listen
Interesting characters and storyline. Look forward to the next in the series. Would give it 4.5, but the system won’t allow. It’s really good, just not five stars.
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- Happy Endings
- 2021-10-01
A worthwhile, engrossing story.
This is not the type of book I usually buy, but I gave it a try. I liked the title. I was immediately drawn into the story. It is original, engaging and very well narrated. The protagonist was appealing and easy to relate to. The plot was unpredictable, but flowed from start to finish. I found this story transported me right into it, which doesn't happen often. I particularly enjoyed the ending. I would definitely recommend this story as wholly listen-worthy.
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- Petra
- 2022-12-20
A sleeper hit
What a delightful surprise if a book with the perfect dry narration. I am looking forward to reading more
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- annette
- 2023-02-09
Good story, weak narration
The narrator is great in dialogue, yet boring monotone in straight narration. Speeding it up to 1.3 helped and made this a pleasurable listen.
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