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The Woman Who Wouldn't Die

The Dr. Siri Investigations, Book 9

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The Woman Who Wouldn't Die

By: Colin Cotterill
Narrated by: Clive Chafer
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The long-awaited follow-up to Slash and Burn and the ninth installment in Colin Cotterill's bestselling mystery series starring the inimitable Lao national coroner, Dr.Siri

In a small Lao village, a very strange thing has happened. A woman was shot and killed in her bed during a burglary; she was given a funeral and everyone in the village saw her body burned. Then, three days later, she was back in her house as if she'd never been dead at all. But now she's clairvoyant and can speak to the dead. That's why the long-dead brother of a Lao general has enlisted her to help his brother uncover his remains, which have been lost at the bottom of a river for many years.

Lao national coroner Dr. Siri Paiboun and his wife, Madame Daeng, are sent along to supervise the excavation. It could be a kind of relaxing vacation for them, maybe, except Siri is obsessed with the pretty, undead medium's special abilities, and Madame Daeng might be a little jealous. She doesn't trust the woman for some reason. Is her hunch right? What is the group really digging for at the bottom of this remote river on the Thai border? What war secrets are being covered up?

©2013 Colin Cotterill (P)2013 Blackstone Audio, Inc. International Mystery & Crime Historical Suspense Mystery Amateur Sleuths Thriller & Suspense Fiction Detective War
Complex Mystery • Fascinating Characters • Historical Accuracy • Cultural Richness • Unpredictable Plot

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If you could sum up The Woman Who Wouldn't Die in three words, what would they be?

Worth the time.

What did you like best about this story?

The story captured a time and place well. The characters are well developed and likable without being so over the top that they are caricatures. The plot is not the same old, same old and you will not figure it out by the second chapter.

What about Clive Chafer’s performance did you like?

The performance added depth to the characters. He did a great job.

Another great Dr. Siri story

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The characters set in a foreign Country become real people with the interpretations of the author Colin Cotterill and the Narrator Clive Chafer.

Looking forward to more of the same.

Enjoying the entire series

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I am jonesing for the next installment of the series. The narrator is very good and the characters vivid.

continued the series...I enjoyed my latest book !

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Definitely not best enjoyed as a stand alone, as the characters are growing over time and books, but a much less dark story than some of the more recent installments. The characterization of the Vietnamese and was a little troubling to me but I hugely enjoyed the expansion of Madame Deng’s (?sp) background.

One of my favorite yet.

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Another great Book with Dr. Siri. I specially like this one because it went into some detail why people did things during the war. I also like that the author puts in specific details regarding Southeast Asia including food items and just a general way of life. Anyone would love these books. The book shows how people can live A minimalistic life and be happy and make the best of their situation

Dr. Siri does it again another fantastic book

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