Discover the surprising and comical journey of an acclaimed mystery author through his candid and self-deprecating memoir.In this delightfully unreliable and illustrated memoir, acclaimed mystery author Colin Cotterill rummages through his warped diaries for a candid, self-deprecating romp through his life—from suburban London childhood mishaps and hitchhiking across 1970s America to globe-trotting teaching gigs and settling in Laos. Creator of the beloved...

The best way to buy all 12 of the Jimm Juree short storiesFrom the Author of the Dr. Siri MysteriesNew in eBook, the complete Jimm Juree short stories feature Colin Cotterill's intrepid Thai amateur lady detective. They were first published individually as eBooks between 2017 and 2019. Colin is well known for his Dr. Siri mystery series set in Laos.Fans of Jimm know her from the four novels where, with the help of the membe...

A detective crime novel set in Thailand featuring Jimm Juree, Colin Cotterill's fictional detective.For followers of Colin Cotterill's Jimm Juree mystery series, here is new novel for your enjoyment. It is a prequel to the three published books with our intrepid lady journalist and her rather unique family still living in Chiang Mai. Becoming an extra along with her two brothers, Arny and Sissy, on an American movie with Hollywood stars being shot in the north of Thailand, she stum...

The Jimm Juree Box Set allows you to save money by receiving the first five Jimm Juree Case Files in one short story collection. There is still a saving even if you already have first story.The first five stories were originally published separately between 2016 and 2018 and consist of the following:Number One: The Funeral PhotographerNumber Two: When You Wish Upon a StarNumber Three: Highway RobberyNumber Four: The Zero Finger OptionNumber Five: ...

**ALL-TIME BESTSELLER: The first “wonderfully fresh and exotic mystery” starring the beloved psychic septuagenarian coroner (New York Times Book Review).Dr. Siri finds himself caught in the political intrigues and mystical underpinnings of 1970s Laos!**Laos, 1978: Dr. Siri Paiboun, a 72-year-old medical doctor, has unwillingly been appointed the national coroner of the new socialist Laos. His lab is underfunded, his boss is incompetent, and his support staff is qui...

Colin Cotterill creates a new member of his wonderful cast of characters in his latest book Bleeding in Black and White. CIA agent Robert "Bodge" Leon has been desk bound since joining the agency at its post-WW2 inception. He dreams of being in the field, but when that happens it goes far from as expected. Sent to the Vietnamese highlands during the French fight against independence, he meets the beautiful concubine of the Emperor. Meanwhile back in the US the KGB is using a purge inside t...

A funny and moving tale set during the secret war in LaosThe Year is 1970. Waldo Monk is 65 years old, a widower, and two months away from retirement after a lifetime at Roundly's pool-ball factory in Mattfield, Indiana. Enter Saifon, a twenty-something Lao-American girl with an attitude, who has come to the US under mysterious circumstances. She's just arrived at Roundly's, and it's Waldo's task to train her up for his job as pool-ball quality controller.Saifon hates just ...

Evil in the Land Without was Colin Cotterill's second novel published in 2003 by Asia Books.John Jessel is an English Child Protection Unit detective working on paedophile cases in Surrey. He's good at his job but is on a downhill slide as booze slowly takes over his deteriorating body and his lonely life. His recent case has got out of control. Postcards signed 'The Paw' have taken credit for the murders of several children. But The Paw also seems to know too much about John and h...

The Jimm Juree Box Set allows you to save money by receiving the second five Jimm Juree Case Files in one short story collection. There is still a saving even if you already have one story.The first five stories were originally published separately between 2018 and 2019 and consist of the following:Number Six: Spay With MeNumber Seven: Sex on the BeachNumber Eight: Smelly ManNumber Nine: Maprao SyndromeNumber Ten: Tom TomThese short storie...

An enchanting new standalone novel from CWA Dagger winner Colin Cotterill, set in Bangkok: a mystery without a crime, where the line between fact and fiction blurs, and nothing is as simple as it appearsThailand, 1996: Supot, a postman with the Royal Thai Mail service, hates his job. The only bright spot in his life is watching classic movies with his best friend, Ali, the owner of a video store. These cinephiles adore the charisma of the old Western stars, particu...

Although best known as an author of crime novels like the Dr. Siri and Jimm Juree series, Colin Cotterill is also an accomplished artist and illustrator. He has designed many book covers for other authors and this new book of cartoons allows you to perhaps see a little bit more into how his mind works.From Colin: The premise to this book is simple. What if, since the beginning of time, and a few weeks before, every living creature had access to a cell phone? What if every human, re...

A fiendishly clever mystery in which Dr. Siri and his friends investigate three interlocking murders—and the ungodly motives behind themLaos, 1979: Retired coroner Siri Paiboun and his wife, Madame Daeng, have never been able to turn away a misfit. As a result, they share their small Vientiane house with an assortment of homeless people, mendicants, and oddballs. One of these oddballs is Noo, a Buddhist monk, who rides out on his bicycle one day and never comes bac...