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Colin Cotterill

Colin Cotterill Reading Order

6 series · 44 books

Literary FictionMystery & Thriller

Colin Cotterill is a British-Australian author whose darkly comic mysteries are deeply rooted in Southeast Asian settings, particularly Laos and Thailand where he has lived and taught. He is best known for the Dr. Siri Paiboun series, a quirky detective franchise featuring an aging coroner navigating post-revolutionary Laos, and the Jimm Juree novels chronicling a journalist's investigations in southern Thailand. With a background spanning education, comics, and cartooning alongside his fiction writing, Cotterill brings a distinctive blend of cultural insight, wit, and literary craft to crime fiction that transcends typical genre conventions.

Anthologies Series

Complete

4 books (2006–2016)

Start with Damn Near Dead, the first of 4 books in the Anthologies series.

Start this series with Damn Near Dead

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Damn Near Dead
2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
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A Study in Sherlock
2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3
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Sunshine Noir
2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4
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The Usual Santas
2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

Dr. Siri Paiboun Series

Complete

15 books (2004–2020)

Start with The Coroner's Lunch, the first of 15 books in the Dr. Siri Paiboun series.

Start this series with The Coroner's Lunch

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The Coroner's Lunch
2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2
Thirty-Three Teeth
2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3
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Disco for the Departed
2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4
Anarchy and Old Dogs
2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5
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Curse of the Pogo Stick
2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6
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The Merry Misogynist
2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7
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Love Songs from a Shallow Grave
2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8
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Slash and Burn
2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9
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The Woman Who Wouldn't Die
2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10
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Six and a Half Deadly Sins
2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11
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I Shot the Buddha
2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12
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The Rat Catchers' Olympics
2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13
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Don't Eat Me
2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14
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The Second Biggest Nothing
2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15
The Delightful Life of a Suicide Pilot
2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

Jimm Juree Series

Complete

5 books (2011–2016)

Start with Killed at the Whim of a Hat, the first of 5 books in the Jimm Juree series.

Start this series with Killed at the Whim of a Hat

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Killed at the Whim of a Hat
2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2
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Grandad, There's a Head on the Beach
2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3
Hidden Genders
2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4
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The Axe Factor
2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5
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The Amok Runners
2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

Jimm Juree Case Files Series

Complete

12 books (2017–2019)

Start with Highway Robbery, the first of 12 books in the Jimm Juree Case Files series.

Start this series with Highway Robbery

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1
Highway Robbery
2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2
The Funeral Photographer
2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3
When You Wish Upon a Star
2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4
Sex on the Beach
2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5
6
Spay With Me
2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7
The Zero Finger Option
2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8
9
Lost Property
2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10
Maprao Syndrome
2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11
12

Short Story Collections Series

Complete

2 books (2009–2018)

Start with Ageing Disgracefully: Short Stories about Atrocious Old People and read in order.

Start this series with Ageing Disgracefully: Short Stories about Atrocious Old People

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Ageing Disgracefully: Short Stories about Atrocious Old People
2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2
Famous Last Selfies
2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

Standalone Novels Series

Likely Complete

6 books (2000–2023)

Start with The Night Bastard, the first of 6 books in the Standalone Novels series.

Start this series with The Night Bastard

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The Night Bastard
2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2
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Evil In The Land Without
2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3
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Pool and its Role in Asian Communism
2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4
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Average Alan
2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5
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Bleeding in Black and White
2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6
The Motion Picture Teller
2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Colin Cotterill written?
Colin Cotterill has written 44 books across 6 series. Their published works span from 2000 to 2023.
What is the first book in each Colin Cotterill series?
Here are the first books in Colin Cotterill's series: Anthologies: Damn Near Dead; Dr. Siri Paiboun: The Coroner's Lunch; Jimm Juree: Killed at the Whim of a Hat; Jimm Juree Case Files: Highway Robbery; Short Story Collections: Ageing Disgracefully: Short Stories about Atrocious Old People.
What order should I read Colin Cotterill's books?
We recommend reading Colin Cotterill's series in publication order. Each series can be read independently.
Are Colin Cotterill's series complete?
Colin Cotterill has 5 completed series.

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