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Suicide is a wellcrafted mystery that also provides a look into the lives of monks in a Buddhist monastery, The characters are well drawn and interesting, All in all, a very enjoyable read, Buddhist Mystery

Intriging, mystery complete with a measure of suspense, The plot takes place in Bhuddist monasteries in Southeast Asia, Insights into that culture and Bhuddist customs adds a rich setting for the storey, We have all heard how difficult the first novel for an author can be, We hear even more often how much more difficult the second novel is, So, when I started reading Sister Suicide, the second Father Ananda book, I had to wonder if it would be as compelling as the first.
Mindfulness and Murder had a monk who was struggling with anger and who possessed a biting sarcasm, but also a devotion to justice and the principles of the Buddhas teachings.
Would that same character maintain his appeal Would the next mystery he faced be as thrilling In this second endeavor, both Mr, Wilgus and Father Ananda show their readers there is plenty to be thrilled over,
This tale of Father Ananda has him investigating a monastery running a religious theme park, at the request of the Maha Thera Samakhom, a governing body of Thai Buddhism.
A nun at the monastery apparently, without leaving a note, committed suicide by jumping into an enclosure full of crocodiles in the theme park.
Father Ananda takes along the newly ordained Jak with him to seek out the truth and the trouble starts the minute they get there.
The mystery of the nuns death reveals a dark and nasty secret the monastery has been hiding in plain sight and which has connections all over the rural countryside in which the monastery located.

In Mindfulness and Murder I had ideas about who was guilty of what and why, but in Sister Suicide the plot is more complicated.
I was still guessing by the end of the book who Father Ananda was looking for, and sometimes Ananda didnt know himself, Such careful story telling left me turning page after page hoping for a break in the case that was frustrating Father Ananda so much.

Father Ananda himself is even more enjoyable, as those traits which made him so appealing in the first novel are showcased even more.
Ananda is not a superhero, he is just a man, He feels angry, a fault he admits readily, gets frustrated, is compassionate and willing to sacrifice myself for a just cause, It is always a sacrifice as Ananda is not a fighter, he is not even young, Even in the more athletic scenes of the novel, Ananda acts his age, The threat of violence, while it fills him with fear, does not deter him, making him even more endearing of a character to follow.

Mr. Wilguss straight forward style makes Sister Suicide such a fun read, It stays moving but always making sure the reader is not getting lost in a larger cast of characters and a more intricate example of the underside of Thai politics and life.
Life in Thailand is an important aspect of the novels as well, While, entertaining is foremost in mind Mr, Wilguss also adds commentary on the injustices suffered by many in modern day Thailand, However, he never demonizes the people or the Kingdom, Instead he shows how the poor and powerless can stand up to the corruption around them and he does this through the very human character of Father Ananda and those that follow his lead.
While not a superhero, Father Ananda is a very relatable hero that embodies the Buddhas teachings, In the tradition of great literary sleuths, without overshadowing the mystery itself, Father Ananda becomes the reason you want to read the novel,
This was fascinating and different, I loved the Buddhist detail and although the story was quite melodramatic in what happened, I so much enjoyed the bizarre background that it quite fitted in.
The mystery was great, and the characters fascinating, Will be reading more of this series, Sadly, no no no. Those who have read Mindfulness and Murder will find a useless repeat all the intrigue springs are the same one murder, then another one soon after, an piece of jewelry left on the premises, going through trash and finding something unclear, harm befalling Jak etc.
. . Also we know from the very beginning who the bad guys are and so does Father Ananda! but nothing happens, except for the fact the bad guys have proven themselves willing to kill to protect their secret and Father Ananda is all shocked when multiple attempts on his life and Jak's happen, while he's trying to uncover the secrets of the monastery.
Literally nothing else happens. Everything is laid out from the start, Ananda halfheartedly asks a few questions, deciding to trust all the wrong people in spite of his misgivings !, who then try to kill him.
A former foe turns into a Deus ex Machina and solves the situation for him, The end.
The extra annoying thing to me was the disregard for the interesting murdered nun, She 'claims' she was raped, No one seems to care very much, except for the fact that having sex 'defeats' ie, a monk having sex is immediately 'unmonked', Rape is NOT sex, and it is emphatically NOT LOVE, Nick Wilgus, so having Ananda ask whether the rapist was in love with the nun is highly disturbing.
And so are the many counterstories 'oh, she was asking for it', She was raped AND got pregnant when all she ever wanted was to be a nun and a good Buddhist, Ananda seems to be much more shocked by the late nun's mother slapping him than by the tragedy that took place there, although he kind of mentions feminism, as an aside.

I read these books because I live in Thailand and love it, and enjoy gaining more understanding of my adopted country, This one you can skip, unless you'd like a few garish descriptions of what Buddhist hell looks like, . . I liked the story. Enjoyable read. The second installment of the Father Ananda series sees the Bangkok based Buddhist monk and his sidekick Jak travel to the Thai hinterlands to investigate the mysterious death of a nun in a Buddhist theme park, popular for its garish depictions of hell.
As soon as the reluctant sleuth arrives at the monastery connected to the theme park, more mysterious deaths occur, Neither the abbot nor the police have any appetite to investigate and it is up to the ever curious Ananda to get to the bottom of the temple's darkest secrets.

I don't want to spoil it, so I won't tell you what these are, suffice to say they involve crime and vested interests.

Author Nick Wilgus spins a sensitive tale of Buddhism in modern Thailand in the guise of a slightly twee whodunit with a humanistic outlook, in which he takes a wry look at organized religion and the day to day realities in the Land of Smiles.
A wonderful second part in the series: the modest wisdom and genuine self doubt of the principal character a kind of spiritual Miss Marple are truly endearing.
A nun is torn apart by crocodiles in a Buddhist theme park, Is it a case of suicide or does a monastic community in the Thai provinces harbor a vicious killer Father Ananda, Buddhist monk and reluctant detective is called from Bangkok to untangle an insidious web of vested interests, corruption and murder in the second, newly reedited episode of the Father Ananda mystery series.
Fine mystery with a Buddhist monk as the detective in an interesting Thailand setting and
excellent plot, I sold my first short story to The Horror Show Magazine at the age of seventeen and Ive been writing ever since, An award winning movie was based on my first novel, MINDFULNESS AND MURDER, and I was also nominated for a Lambda Award, A former newspaper editor and author of than a dozen novels and two screenplays, I

currently live in Tupelo, Mississippi right down the street from the house where Elvis grew up.
. I sold my first short story to The Horror Show Magazine at the age of seventeen and I've been writing ever since, An award winning movie was based on my first novel, MINDFULNESS AND MURDER, and I was also nominated for a Lambda Award, A former newspaper editor and author of than a dozen novels and two screenplays, I currently live in Tupelo, Mississippi right down the street from the house where Elvis grew up.
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