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The rat catchers' olympics, Colin Cotterill

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"1980: The Democratic People's 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 Russia's recent invasion of Afghanistan, but that has made room for athletes from countries that are usually too small or underfunded to be competitive -- countries 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 the job of medical oversight for the Olympians. Most of the athletes are young and innocent village people who have never worn shoes, never mind 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. But Siri's progress is derailed when another Lao Olympian is accused of murder. Now in the midst of a murky international incident, Dr. Siri must navigate not one but two paranoid and secretive government machines to make sure justice is done"--
Language
eng
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Publication
Extent
278 pages
Contents
  • Machine generated contents note: 1.March 1980
  • The Bald Eagles Have Landed
  • 2.The Words of a Stupid Husband
  • 3.What Exactly Is an Olympic?
  • 4.To Russia with Lahp
  • 5.Good Mourning
  • 6.The Friends of Socialism Ball
  • 7.Get Carter
  • 8.It Takes a Village
  • 9.Great Kelly
  • 10.Luxury Penthouse, Armed Guard, French Maid
  • 11.It's How You Play the Game
  • 12.Enter Elvis
  • 13.Asians Is Asians
  • 14.The Twenty-Kilometer Amble
  • 15.A Lopsided Man
  • 16.Little Boxers All the Same
  • 17.The Big Bang Theory
  • 18.A Dozen Marx and Lenin Souvenir Wristwatches
  • 19.To Catch a Rat
  • 20.Closure
Isbn
9781616958251
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The rat catchers' olympics
Title
The rat catchers' olympics
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Colin Cotterill
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rat catchers olympics
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Author
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Language
eng
Summary
"1980: The Democratic People's 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 Russia's recent invasion of Afghanistan, but that has made room for athletes from countries that are usually too small or underfunded to be competitive -- countries 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 the job of medical oversight for the Olympians. Most of the athletes are young and innocent village people who have never worn shoes, never mind 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. But Siri's progress is derailed when another Lao Olympian is accused of murder. Now in the midst of a murky international incident, Dr. Siri must navigate not one but two paranoid and secretive government machines to make sure justice is done"--
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When the boycotting of the 1980 Olympic games in Moscow gives the Democratic People's Republic of Laos its first chance to build a team for previously underfunded athletes, ex-national coroner Dr. Siri Paiboun finagles the job of Olympic medical overseer, only to uncover signs that one of the athletes in his care may be an assassin
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10572954
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DLC
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Cotterill, Colin
Dewey number
823.914
Index
no index present
Literary form
fiction
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True
Series statement
A Dr. Siri Paiboun mystery
Series volume
[12]
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  • Paiboun, Siri
  • Olympic Games
  • Coroners
  • Murder
  • Laos
Target audience
adult
Label
The rat catchers' olympics, Colin Cotterill
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Contents
Machine generated contents note: 1.March 1980 -- The Bald Eagles Have Landed -- 2.The Words of a Stupid Husband -- 3.What Exactly Is an Olympic? -- 4.To Russia with Lahp -- 5.Good Mourning -- 6.The Friends of Socialism Ball -- 7.Get Carter -- 8.It Takes a Village -- 9.Great Kelly -- 10.Luxury Penthouse, Armed Guard, French Maid -- 11.It's How You Play the Game -- 12.Enter Elvis -- 13.Asians Is Asians -- 14.The Twenty-Kilometer Amble -- 15.A Lopsided Man -- 16.Little Boxers All the Same -- 17.The Big Bang Theory -- 18.A Dozen Marx and Lenin Souvenir Wristwatches -- 19.To Catch a Rat -- 20.Closure
Control code
000059540583
Dimensions
22 cm.
Extent
278 pages
Isbn
9781616958251
Lccn
2016057429
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
System control number
(OCoLC)964299855
Label
The rat catchers' olympics, Colin Cotterill
Publication
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Machine generated contents note: 1.March 1980 -- The Bald Eagles Have Landed -- 2.The Words of a Stupid Husband -- 3.What Exactly Is an Olympic? -- 4.To Russia with Lahp -- 5.Good Mourning -- 6.The Friends of Socialism Ball -- 7.Get Carter -- 8.It Takes a Village -- 9.Great Kelly -- 10.Luxury Penthouse, Armed Guard, French Maid -- 11.It's How You Play the Game -- 12.Enter Elvis -- 13.Asians Is Asians -- 14.The Twenty-Kilometer Amble -- 15.A Lopsided Man -- 16.Little Boxers All the Same -- 17.The Big Bang Theory -- 18.A Dozen Marx and Lenin Souvenir Wristwatches -- 19.To Catch a Rat -- 20.Closure
Control code
000059540583
Dimensions
22 cm.
Extent
278 pages
Isbn
9781616958251
Lccn
2016057429
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
System control number
(OCoLC)964299855

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