Laos, 1977. Two years have passed since the glorious revolutionary victory that established the communist paradise after years of conflict.

At seventy-three, Dr. Siri, the newly appointed national forensic pathologist of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, must discover the identity of a retired, blind dentist who was run over… accidentally?

A letter written in invisible ink, and in code, launches Siri into an investigation of a supposed plot to overthrow the Politburo and end the communist paradise.

With the help of his best friend—a high-ranking Politburo official—a fearless nurse, an impassive police inspector, and a transvestite fortune teller, Dr. Siri will travel to southern Laos to dismantle a supposed plot to overthrow the government.

Anarchy and Old Dogs is not just a mystery novel; It is a historical and human exploration of a young nation, a journey to revolutionary and rural Laos in the 1970s, a glorious gathering of sarcastic and unconventional heroes, and an ode to dark humor.