When a blind, retired dentist is run down by a logging truck as he crosses the road to post a letter, Dr Siri Paiboun, official and only coroner of Laos, finds himself faced with his most explosive case yet.
Enlisting the help of his old friend, Civilai, now a senior member of the Laos politburo
Nurse Dtui (\'Fatty\')
Phosy, a police officer; and, Aunt Bpoo, a transvestite fortune-teller, Dr Siri soon finds himself on the trail of an international plot to overthrow the government of Laos..
Written in invisible ink and encrypted, the letter presents Dr Siri with an irresistible challenge.
The dentist\'s mortal remains aren\'t nearly as intriguing as the letter in his pocket.
When a blind, retired dentist is run down by a logging truck as he crosses the road to post a letter, Dr Siri Paiboun, official and only coroner of Laos, finds himself faced with his most explosive case yet
