Colin Cotterill, one of Soho's bestselling authors, returns with a signature dark, witty mystery set in 1970s Communist Laos
Colin Cotterill is the Dilys Award–winning author of ten other books in the Dr. Siri Paiboun series: The Coroner’s Lunch, Thirty-Three Teeth, Disco for the Departed, Anarchy and Old Dogs, Curse of the Pogo Stick, The Merry Misogynist, Love Songs from a Shallow Grave, Slash and Burn, The Woman Who Wouldn’t Die, and I Shot the Buddha. He lives in Chumphon, Thailand, with his wife and five deranged dogs.
Praise for Six and a Half Deadly Sins
"Dr. Siri and his misfit friends have relied on caustic humor to
stay sane . . . The question is: Can his cynical sense of humor get
him out of this jam?"
—The New York Times Book Review
"Dr. Siri Paiboun will be a gladdening complement to many
mystery-reader’s table. Some of you have likely already shared your
happy table with Dr. Siri; others of you will poo-poo the
suggestion. But if you are unfamiliar with Paiboun works, it
is time to crawl out of whatever cave you have been living in. This
is for you."
—The Christian Science Monitor
"Always delightful . . . The doctor and his profoundly eccentric
friends, wife and (now former) colleagues retain their sardonic
senses of humor in a vexing and sometimes scary time."
—The Seattle Times
"When the first sentence of a book starts with a 1978 Vietnamese
invasion of Cambodia, a public address system mishap, and
a severed finger sewn into a skirt, you know you're not in for a
run-of-the-mill mystery . . . But it's marvelous fodder for
Cotterill's laugh-out-loud humor."
—Mystery Scene
"Dr. Siri’s iconoclastic spirit and caustic wit are a delight to
witness."
—Booklist
"A rollicking installment . . . Guaranteed to delight fans and new
readers alike."
—BookPage, Top Pick in Mysteries
"Neatly combines humor, detection, and politics."
—Publishers Weekly
"Generous dollops of wit and humor . . . We can never be sure what
clever ruse is being employed."
—Dayton Daily News
Praise for the Dr. Siri series
"Laughter is a subversive weapon when you live under a repressive
regime. That's the take-away lesson from Colin Cotterill's gravely
funny novels set in Indochina in the 1970s."
—The New York Times Book Review
"The latest Dr. Paiboun novel by Colin Cotterill, showcases both
author and detective at the top of their games. It's an
entertaining and captivating mystery underpinned by a fascinating
exploration of the tangled history of Laos."
—The Christian Science Monitor
"Unpredictable . . . Tragically funny and magically sublime."
—Entertainment Weekly
“This wonderful series has consistently managed to convey the
beauty and sadness of this damaged country through the wisdom and
humor of its protagonist.”
—The Boston Globe
“Cotterill has never been better than in this ninth outing for
acerbic Dr. Siri . . . The action builds to an ingenious
resolution.”
—Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
“This quirky mystery is filled with unforgettably strange
characters. It’s also filled with Cotterill’s dark humor, best seen
in the characters’ wry dialogue. Readers who appreciate reluctant
cops and detectives, like Tarquin Hall’s Indian sleuth Vish Puri,
or Stuart Kaminsky’s Russian Inspector Rostnikov, will love
Cotterill’s cynical, haunted coroner.”
—Booklist, Starred Review
“Irresistible.”
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