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Colin Cotterill

コリン・コッタリル

Korīn Kottariru

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1952-10-02 （London）
Nationality
British, Australian
Languages
English
Residence History
Thailand → Laos → Japan → Australia → United States → Israel

Career

Occupations
author, teacher, cartoonist, comic book writer
Active Years
2000-2024
Affiliations
UNESCO, ECPAT, Books for Laos
Nominations
2010 Dilys Award Finalist for Love Songs from a Shallow Grave, 2008 CWA Dagger Shortlist for The Coroner's Lunch, 2009 Crimefest Last Laugh Award Shortlist for Anarchy and Old Dogs, 2005 Barry Award Best First Novel Nominee for The Coroner's Lunch

Awards

Dagger in the Library
2009
Work: The Dr. Siri Series
Organization: Crime Writers' Association
Result: winner
Dilys Award
2006
Work: Thirty-Three Teeth
Organization: Independent Mystery Booksellers Association
Result: winner
Prix SNCF Du Polar
2007
Work: The Coroner's Lunch
Organization: SNCF
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Coroner's Lunch

2004 Mystery fiction

First in the Dr. Siri Paiboun series set in 1970s Laos.

Lao culturesupernaturalhistory

Thirty-Three Teeth

2005 Mystery fiction

Dr. Siri encounters elephant tusks and supernatural events.

Buddhismsupernaturalanimals

Killed at the Whim of a Hat

2011 Crime fiction

First in the Jimm Juree series set in southern Thailand.

journalismfamilycrime

Bibliography

  • The Night Bastard
  • Evil in the Land Without
  • 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
  • Killed at the Whim of a Hat
  • Grandad, There's a Head on the Beach
  • The Axe Factor
  • The Amok Runners
  • The Woman Who Wouldn't Die
  • Six and a Half Deadly Sins
  • I Shot the Buddha
  • The Rat Catchers' Olympics
  • Don't Eat Me
  • The Second Biggest Nothing
  • The Delightful Life of a Suicide Pilot
  • Bleeding in Black and White
  • Ageing Disgracefully
  • Cyclelogical
  • Pool and its Role in Asian Communism
  • Ethel and Joan Go to Phuket
  • The Motion Picture Teller

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Humorous narrativesatirical
Recurring Motifs
Southeast Asian cultureafterlifesatire

Legacy

Known for unique mystery series set in Laos, winner of international awards. Runs Books for Laos project.

Trivia

  • Born in London, lives in Thailand.
  • Worked in Laos with UNESCO.
  • Also a cartoonist.