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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