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Colin Cotterill The Rat Catchers' Olympics (Paperback) (UK IMPORT)
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- Book Title
- Rat Catchers' Olympics
- Publication Name
- The Rat Catchers' Olympics
- Title
- The Rat Catchers' Olympics
- Subtitle
- A Dr. Siri Paiboun Mystery #12
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN-10
- 1616959495
- EAN
- 9781616959494
- ISBN
- 9781616959494
- Publisher
- SOHO Press, Incorporated
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- Magical Realism, Crime, Mystery & Detective / International Mystery & Crime, Mystery & Detective / General, Historical
- Release Date
- 10/07/2018
- Release Year
- 2018
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 0.8in
- Item Length
- 7.4in
- Publication Year
- 2018
- Item Width
- 5in
- Item Weight
- 9 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 304 Pages
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The 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow is already rife with controversy, but when a Lao athlete is accused of murder, it escalates into a full blown international incident. In the twelfth entry to the series, Dr. Siri Paiboun and his quirky team of misfits are on the case in a city and country foreign to them, yet familiar in its corruption of justice. 1980- The People's Democratic Republic of Laos is proud to be competing in its first-ever Olympics. Of course, half the world is boycotting the Moscow Summer Olympic Games to protest the Soviet Union's recent invasion of Afghanistan, but that has made room for athletes from countries that are usually too small or underfunded to be competitive-like Laos. Ex-national coroner of Laos Dr. Siri Paiboun may be retired, but he and his wife, Madame Daeng, would do just about anything to have a chance to visit Moscow, so Siri finagles them a trip by getting them hired as medical advisers to the Olympians. Most of the athletes are young and innocent village people who have never worn running shoes, much less imagined anything as marvelous as the Moscow Olympic Village. As the competition heats up, however, Siri begins to suspect that one of the athletes is not who he says he is. Fearing a conspiracy, Siri and his friends investigate, liaising in secret with Inspector Phosy back home in Laos to see if the man might be an assassin. Siri's progress is derailed when a Lao Olympian is accused of murder. Now in the midst of a murky international incident, Dr. Siri must navigate not one but two paranoid government machines to make sure justice is done.
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Publisher
SOHO Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1616959495
ISBN-13
9781616959494
eBay Product ID (ePID)
240200368
Product Key Features
Book Title
Rat Catchers' Olympics
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Magical Realism, Crime, Mystery & Detective / International Mystery & Crime, Mystery & Detective / General, Historical
Publication Year
2018
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
7.4in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
5in
Item Weight
9 Oz
Additional Product Features
Series Volume Number
12
Lc Classification Number
Pr6053.O778r38 2018
Reviews
Praise for The Rat Catchers' Olympics "Hilarious." -- The New York Times Book Review "Cotterill has a gift for tempering bad stuff--specifically, the baffling and chaotic political climate of communism circa 1980--with gently ironic humor and frequent doses of slightly kooky occultism. His books are thus a welcome balm for our own current baffling and chaotic political climate." --The Seattle Times "The book ends with a rat-catching competition that is as bizarre as Dr. Siri's wacky sense of humor. This is a unique series." --Dayton Daily News "The Dr. Siri books are by turns laugh-out-loud funny, sobering, convoluted, historical and endlessly entertaining . . . This series will have you reading (and laughing) well after most people in your household are sound asleep." -- BookPage , Top Pick Praise for the Dr. Siri Paiboun Mysteries "Dazzling." -- The New York Times Book Review "Terrifically entertaining." -- The Seattle Times "Unpredictable . . . Tragically funny and magically sublime." Entertainment Weekly "You get a real feeling for what Laos was like in the '70s. The humor is wonderful, too." New York Post "The Dr. Siri books are by turns laugh-out-loud funny, sobering, convoluted, historical and endlessly entertaining . . . This series will have you reading (and laughing) well after most people in your household are sound asleep." -- BookPage , Top Pick "Along with a mystery that boils over into an international incident, Cotterill gives readers a wonderful re-creation of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Village and the preparations for the Games themselves." --Booklist , Starred Review "Cotterill's twisty mystery plot will entertain readers while his cast of eccentric characters charms." --Shelf-Awareness "Cotterill excels in the portrayal of potentially serious and momentous topics with lighthearted humor, imbuing his characters with grace and empathy." -- BookPage , Top Pick in Mystery "Stunning . . . This series offers unfailingly satisfying reading . . . bursting with caustic wit and adventurous spirit." -- Booklist , Starred Review "Crackles with humor and overflows with eccentric characters. Droll chapter titles add an extra soupcon of mirth." -- Kirkus Reviews, Praise for The Rat Catchers' Olympics "Hilarious." -- The New York Times Book Review "Cotterill has a gift for tempering bad stuff--specifically, the baffling and chaotic political climate of communism circa 1980--with gently ironic humor and frequent doses of slightly kooky occultism. His books are thus a welcome balm for our own current baffling and chaotic political climate." --The Seattle Times "Very entertaining." --WYSO, Ohio Public Radio "The book ends with a rat-catching competition that is as bizarre as Dr. Siri's wacky sense of humor. This is a unique series." --Dayton Daily News "The Dr. Siri books are by turns laugh-out-loud funny, sobering, convoluted, historical and endlessly entertaining . . . This series will have you reading (and laughing) well after most people in your household are sound asleep." -- BookPage , Top Pick Praise for the Dr. Siri Paiboun Mysteries "Dazzling." -- The New York Times Book Review "Terrifically entertaining." -- The Seattle Times "Unpredictable . . . Tragically funny and magically sublime." Entertainment Weekly "You get a real feeling for what Laos was like in the '70s. The humor is wonderful, too." New York Post "The Dr. Siri books are by turns laugh-out-loud funny, sobering, convoluted, historical and endlessly entertaining . . . This series will have you reading (and laughing) well after most people in your household are sound asleep." -- BookPage , Top Pick "Along with a mystery that boils over into an international incident, Cotterill gives readers a wonderful re-creation of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Village and the preparations for the Games themselves." --Booklist , Starred Review "Cotterill's twisty mystery plot will entertain readers while his cast of eccentric characters charms." --Shelf-Awareness "Cotterill excels in the portrayal of potentially serious and momentous topics with lighthearted humor, imbuing his characters with grace and empathy." -- BookPage , Top Pick in Mystery "Stunning . . . This series offers unfailingly satisfying reading . . . bursting with caustic wit and adventurous spirit." -- Booklist , Starred Review "Crackles with humor and overflows with eccentric characters. Droll chapter titles add an extra soupcon of mirth." -- Kirkus Reviews
Copyright Date
2018
Dewey Decimal
823.92
Intended Audience
Trade
Series
A Dr. Siri Paiboun Mystery Ser.
Dewey Edition
23
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