Anarchy and Old Dogs (Dr. Siri Paiboun Series #4) »

Colin Cotterill, author of six previous books in the Dr Siri Paiboun series, lives in Chumphon, Thailand with his wife. His books have been Book Sense Picks, and he won the Dilys Award for Thirty-Three Teeth as well as a Crime Writers' Association Library Dagger.

A blind man, a transvestite, and a Laotian shaman walk into a bar . . .

The New York Times - Janet Maslin

Mr. Cotterill has a deft way of weaving…circumstances into whimsical, more personal stories that feature Siri and an equally memorable set of supporting characters. It is not unusual to find a renegade Thai forest monk or a transvestite fortuneteller wandering casually through the capital city, Vientiane, where Dr. Siri works.…everywhere Mr. Cotterill's characters go, they maintain a wry, seasoned, offhand style that has been the secret weapon of this unexpectedly blithe and charming series. The earlier books, which contribute greatly to the full enjoyment of this one, are The Coroner's Lunch, Thirty-Three Teeth and Disco for the Departed. The irreverence of those titles nicely reflects the books' spirit.

A Note to a Blind Dentist     1
The Footpath Fortune-Teller     5
A Sticky-Rice Policeman     13
Ukq'hh Jaran Cap Pdeo     25
You're Only Dead Once     37
In Search of a Proletariat     59
The Night Bruce Lee Saved Laos     77
The 220-Volt Bathtub     85
Free Lao     99
The Devil's Vagina     111
Something Silly     123
The First Sneaky Malevolent Spirit Attack     139
Mermaid Rodeo     155
Siri Goes to Heaven     161
The Insurgent Volleyball Club     169
Forget the Planet-Save the Garden     181
Brother Fred     193
The Cardboard Television     205
Half an Ear     213
Toasting the Spies     225
All That Is Solid     237
Dtui Puts on Weight     253
Never Hand Money to a Transvestite on a Street Corner     265
Will She? Won't She?     271