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Colin Cotterill Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Colin Cotterill in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 40 books / 5 series

Colin Cotterill is a British-born author best known for the Dr. Siri Paiboun mystery series, set in 1970s Laos. His work has earned critical acclaim, including a Dilys Award and multiple CWA Dagger nominations. This page provides the Colin Cotterill books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

Books by Colin Cotterill in Publication Order

2000 The Night Bastard POoSN / 1 Buy
2003 Evil In The Land Without POoSN / 2 Buy
2004 The Coroner's Lunch POoDSPB / 1 Buy
2005 Thirty-Three Teeth POoDSPB / 2 Buy
2005 Pool and its Role in Asian Communism POoSN / 3 Buy
2006 Disco for the Departed POoDSPB / 3 Buy
2007 Anarchy and Old Dogs POoDSPB / 4 Buy
2008 Curse of the Pogo Stick POoDSPB / 5 Buy
2009 Ageing Disgracefully: Short Stories about Atrocious Old People POoSSC / 1 Buy
2009 The Merry Misogynist POoDSPB / 6 Buy
2010 Love Songs from a Shallow Grave POoDSPB / 7 Buy
2011 Killed at the Whim of a Hat POoJJB / 1 Buy
2011 Slash and Burn POoDSPB / 8 Buy
2012 Grandad, There's a Head on the Beach POoJJB / 2 Buy
2012 Hidden Genders POoJJB / 3 Buy
2013 The Axe Factor POoJJB / 4 Buy
2013 Average Alan POoSN / 4 Buy
2013 The Woman Who Wouldn't Die POoDSPB / 9 Buy
2015 Bleeding in Black and White POoSN / 5 Buy
2015 Six and a Half Deadly Sins POoDSPB / 10 Buy
2016 The Amok Runners POoJJB / 5 Buy
2016 I Shot the Buddha POoDSPB / 11 Buy
2017 The Funeral Photographer POoJJCFB / 1 Buy
2017 When You Wish Upon a Star POoJJCFB / 2 Buy
2017 Highway Robbery POoJJCFB / 3 Buy
2017 The Rat Catchers' Olympics POoDSPB / 12 Buy
2018 Famous Last Selfies POoSSC / 2 Buy
2018 The Zero Finger Option POoJJCFB / 4 Buy
2018 Trash POoJJCFB / 5 Buy
2018 Spay With Me POoJJCFB / 6 Buy
2018 Sex on the Beach POoJJCFB / 7 Buy
2018 Smelly Man POoJJCFB / 8 Buy
2018 Don't Eat Me POoDSPB / 13 Buy
2019 Maprao Syndrome POoJJCFB / 9 Buy
2019 Tom Tom POoJJCFB / 10 Buy
2019 Whale Vomit POoJJCFB / 11 Buy
2019 Lost Property POoJJCFB / 12 Buy
2019 The Second Biggest Nothing POoDSPB / 14 Buy
2020 The Delightful Life of a Suicide Pilot POoDSPB / 15 Buy
2023 The Motion Picture Teller POoSN / 6 Buy

Complete Colin Cotterill Series Reading Order / browse all ->

Standalone Reading Order 6 books / 2000-2023
01 The Night Bastard 2000 Buy
02 Evil In The Land Without 2003 Buy
03 Pool and its Role in Asian Communism 2005 Buy
04 Average Alan 2013 Buy
05 Bleeding in Black and White 2015 Buy
06 The Motion Picture Teller 2023 Buy
Dr. Siri Paiboun Reading Order 15 books / 2004-2020
01 The Coroner's Lunch 2004 Buy
02 Thirty-Three Teeth 2005 Buy
03 Disco for the Departed 2006 Buy
04 Anarchy and Old Dogs 2007 Buy
05 Curse of the Pogo Stick 2008 Buy
06 The Merry Misogynist 2009 Buy
07 Love Songs from a Shallow Grave 2010 Buy
08 Slash and Burn 2011 Buy
09 The Woman Who Wouldn't Die 2013 Buy
10 Six and a Half Deadly Sins 2015 Buy
11 I Shot the Buddha 2016 Buy
12 The Rat Catchers' Olympics 2017 Buy
13 Don't Eat Me 2018 Buy
14 The Second Biggest Nothing 2019 Buy
15 The Delightful Life of a Suicide Pilot 2020 Buy
01 The Funeral Photographer 2017 Buy
02 When You Wish Upon a Star 2017 Buy
03 Highway Robbery 2017 Buy
04 The Zero Finger Option 2018 Buy
05 Trash 2018 Buy
06 Spay With Me 2018 Buy
07 Sex on the Beach 2018 Buy
08 Smelly Man 2018 Buy
09 Maprao Syndrome 2019 Buy
10 Tom Tom 2019 Buy
11 Whale Vomit 2019 Buy
12 Lost Property 2019 Buy
Jimm Juree Reading Order 5 books / 2011-2016
01 Killed at the Whim of a Hat 2011 Buy
02 Grandad, There's a Head on the Beach 2012 Buy
03 Hidden Genders 2012 Buy
04 The Axe Factor 2013 Buy
05 The Amok Runners 2016 Buy
01 Ageing Disgracefully: Short Stories about Atrocious Old People 2009 Buy
02 Famous Last Selfies 2018 Buy

Where to start with Colin Cotterill

What is the best order to read Colin Cotterill books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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