 The section “Before” serves as an introduction to King Ananda's death, to Siam and to King Ananda's background.The next section “The Life and Death of Ananda” is ten chapters in length and details the main events of King Ananda's life, from his birth in Heidelberg in 1925 to his death by a single gunshot in mysterious circumstances at Bangkok's Royal Palace on 9 June 1946.This section introduces the main characters surrounding Ananda throughout his life and who subsequently become subjects for investigation following his death.