Author Colin Cotterill at SCENE OF THE CRIME

[J. Sydney Jones]

Dr. Siri to the Rescue: The Laotion Novels of Colin Cotterill

June 7, 2010 by Scene of the Crime | Edit

Colin Cotterill is the author of numerous volumes in the popular Dr. Siri Paiboun series, featuring the septuagenarian Laotian coroner. Dr. Siri had thought to spend a peaceful
retirement, but he is conscripted by the Communist government after the
1975 takeover of Laos. He hopes to make this job a sinecure; in the
event he continually finds himself knee deep in murders and cover ups,
far from the usual retirement activities.

Siri was introduced in the 2004 title, The Coroner’s Lunch, a “convincing and highly interesting portrayal of an exotic locale… [that] marks the author as someone to watch,” according to Publishers
Weekly. Since then, Cotterill has published six more Dr. Siri
mysteries, with Love Songs from a Shallow Grave due out in the
United States in August. Cotterill, born in England, currently lives in
Chumphon on the Gulf of Thailand.

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