I Shot the Buddha
A Dr. Siri Paiboun Mystery
$27.34
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
2 October 2017
Summary
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 back, leaving only a cryptic no…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781616958299 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1616958294 |
| Author: | Colin Cotterill |
| Publisher: | Soho Press Inc |
| Imprint: | Soho Press Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 2 October 2017 |
| Weight: | 418g |
| Dimensions: | 191mm x 127mm |
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Critics Review
Praise for I Shot the Buddha “Dazzling.” –Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review
Praise for I Shot the Buddha
A BookPage Best Mystery of 2016
“Dazzling.”
—Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review
“Terrifically entertaining.”
—Adam Woog, The Seattle Times
”[Siri] is the most wonderfully human of heroes.”
—The Christian Science Monitor
“Filled with magic and quirkiness… A madcap and international caper.”
—Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine
“Cotterill’s twisty mystery plot will entertain readers while his cast of eccentric characters charms.”
—Shelf-Awareness
“Highly unusual and immensely appealing.”
—Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine
“Stunning … This series offers unfailingly satisfying reading, especially so for the glimpses we get into the still-revolutionary characters of Siri and Madame Daeng, both bursting with caustic wit and adventurous spirit.”
—Booklist, Starred Review
“Cotterill excels in the portrayal of potentially serious and momentous topics with lighthearted humor, imbuing his characters with grace and empathy in the midst of a particularly difficult chapter of Southeast Asia’s history.”
—BookPage, Top Pick in Mystery
“Highly entertaining.”
—Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
Praise for Six and a Half Deadly Sins
“Dr. Siri and his misfit friends have relied on caustic humor to stay sane … The question is: Can his cynical sense of humor get him out of this jam?”
—The New York Times Book Review
“A gladdening complement to many mystery-reader’s table … If you are unfamiliar with Paiboun works, it is time to crawl out of whatever cave you have been living in. This is for you.”
—The Christian Science Monitor
“Always delightful … the doctor and his profoundly eccentric friends, wife and (now former) colleagues retain their sardonic senses of humor in a vexing and sometimes scary time.”
—The Seattle Times
“A rollicking installment … Guaranteed to delight fans and new readers alike.”
—BookPage, Top Pick
About The Author
Colin Cotterill
Colin Cotterill is the author of ten other books in the Dr. Siri Paiboun series- 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, The Woman Who Wouldn’t Die, and Six and a Half Deadly Sins. His fiction has won a Dilys Award and a CWA Dagger in the Library. He lives in Chumphon, Thailand, with his wife and six deranged dogs.
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