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Still, Serpentine should hold readers' attention in coils of intrigue, twists of coincidence, the burlesque failures of police in seven countries, the grit of a few civilians outraged enough to play vigilante and the final caper that trips the outlaw. If the book has a message it is that travelers should avoid more than the water in places like Delhi, Bangkok, Kabul and Katmandu.—Laurence I. Barrett