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Colin Cotterill


UK flag (b.1952)

Colin Cotterill was born in London in 1952 and taught and trained teachers around the world before settling in Thailand. He spent several years in Laos, initially with UNESCO, before he moved on to become involved in child protection in the region and set up a non-governmental organization in Phuket. He later moved on to ECPAT, an international organization combating child prostitution and pornography. Colin writes and illustrates full time, and lives in Chumphon on the Gulf of Thailand with his wife, Jessi, and a bunch of dogs. He is a Dilys Award winner.
 

Awards: CWA (2009), Dilys (2006)  see all

Genres: Mystery
 
Series
Dr. Siri Paiboun
   1. The Coroner's Lunch (2004)
   2. Thirty-Three Teeth (2005)
   3. Disco for the Departed (2006)
   4. Anarchy and Old Dogs (2007)
   5. Curse of the Pogo Stick (2008)
   6. The Merry Misogynist (2009)
   7. Love Songs from a Shallow Grave (2010)
   8. Slash and Burn (2011)
   9. The Woman Who Wouldn't Die (2013)
   10. Six and a Half Deadly Sins (2015)
   11. I Shot the Buddha (2016)
   12. The Rat Catchers' Olympics (2017)
   13. Don't Eat Me (2018)
   14. The Second Biggest Nothing (2019)
   15. The Delightful Life of a Suicide Pilot (2020)
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Jimm Juree
   0.5. Hidden Genders (2012)
   0.6. The Amok Runners (2016)
   1. Killed at the Whim of a Hat (2011)
   2. Grandad, There's a Head on the Beach (2012)
   3. The Axe Factor (2013)
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Jimm Juree Case Files
   1. The Funeral Photographer (2017)
   2. When You Wish Upon a Star (2017)
   3. Highway Robbery (2017)
   4. The Zero Finger Option (2018)
   5. Trash (2018)
   6. Spay With Me (2018)
   7. Sex on the Beach (2018)
   8. Smelly Man (2018)
   9. Maprao Syndrome (2019)
   10. Tom Tom (2019)
   11. Whale Vomit (2019)
   12. Lost Property (2019)
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Novels
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Collections
   Ageing Disgracefully (2009)
   Famous Last Selfies (2018)
   There Was an Old Lady from Loei (poems) (2020)
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Picture Books show
 
Non fiction show
 
Books containing stories by Colin Cotterill
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Damn Near Dead (2006)
An Anthology of Geezer Noir
(Damn Near Dead, book 1)
edited by
Duane Swierczynski

Awards
2009 CWA Dagger in the Library
2006 Dilys Award for Best Book : Thirty-Three Teeth

Award nominations
2014 CrimeFest: Last Laugh Award (nominee) : The Axe Factor
2013 Dilys Award for Best Book (nominee) : Grandad, There's a Head on the Beach
2012 CrimeFest: Last Laugh Award (nominee) : Killed at the Whim of a Hat
2011 Dilys Award for Best Book (nominee) : Love Songs from a Shallow Grave
2011 CrimeFest: Last Laugh Award (nominee) : Love Songs from a Shallow Grave
2009 CrimeFest: Last Laugh Award (nominee) : Anarchy and Old Dogs
2008 CWA Gold Dagger (shortlist) : The Coroner's Lunch
2005 Barry Award for Best First Novel (nominee) : The Coroner's Lunch


Colin Cotterill recommends
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A Disappearance in Fiji (2023)
(Fiji, book 1)
Nilima Rao
"A marvelous debut that beautifully paints life in a part of the world that few of us have a chance to visit. The highlight of Nilima Rao's well-crafted novel set in Fiji in the days of British colonial rule is the collision of cultures and class and how one man is charged with the task of unlocking the mysteries they create. A pleasure to read."

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