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Colin Cotterill
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The Axe Factor
On the gulf of Thailand, the Juree family are managing their run-down beach resort for the second year - still stalked by disaster. Daughter Jimm…
The Woman Who Wouldn't Die
Until the French government declassified documents concerning their ignominious defeat at Dien Bien Phu, Madam Daeng's past had been a well-kept secret. Now Dr Siri's…
Grandad, There's a Head on the Beach
What do you do when you find a severed head on the beach? With her former cop grandfather as back up, crime reporter Jimm Juree…
Hidden Genders
Hidden Genders is an exclusive short story, introducing Jimm Juree, a bicycle-riding Thai reporter with the most eccentric family you'll ever encounter. Jimm is the…
Slash and Burn
Dr Siri's bagged himself a holiday with his friends - an all-expenses-paid trip to the mountains of Laos. He is to assist a US-funded search…
Killed at the Whim of a Hat
When crime reporter Jimm Juree is forced to quit the city for a fishing village on the Gulf of Siam, she expects much in her…
Love Songs from a Shallow Grave
As usual, all is abnormal in Dr Siri Paiboun's morgue. The good doctor and his team are investigating the case of the Three Epées: three…
The Merry Misogynist
Somebody in Laos is wooing and wedding country girls - and then killing them on honeymoon and binding their bodies to trees. The horror of…
Thirty-Three Teeth
Siri Paiboun is suddenly a busy man. Five months into his new role as National (and only) Coroner, he has been called to the capital…
Curse of the Pogo Stick
Following a rash moment of insolence, Dr Siri Paiboun, Laos' reluctant national coroner, confused shaman and disheartened communist, is forced to go on a road…
Anarchy and Old Dogs
When a blind, retired dentist is run down by a logging truck as he crosses the road to post a letter, Dr Siri Paiboun, official…
Disco for the Departed
Dr Siri Paiboun may be in his seventy-third year, but he's still as sturdy as a jungle boar - and as crafty as one. Reluctant…
The Coroner's Lunch
Life has taken a funny turn for Siri Paiboun. After years in obscurity, his country needs him. He is to be their only coroner. Because…