Six and a Half Deadly Sins
Colin Cotterill
ISBN: 9781616955588
Published: May, 2015
Pricing
Paperback $15.95
Description
Laos, 1979: Dr. Siri Paiboun, the twice-retired ex-National Coroner of Laos, receives an unmarked package in the mail. Inside is a handwoven pha sin, a colorful traditional skirt. A lovely present, but who sent it to him, and why? And, more importantly, why is there a severed human finger stitched into the sin’s lining? Siri finagles a ...
Laos, 1979: Dr. Siri Paiboun, the twice-retired ex-National Coroner of Laos, receives an unmarked package in the mail. Inside is a handwoven pha sin, a colorful traditional skirt. A lovely present, but who sent it to him, and why? And, more importantly, why is there a severed human finger stitched into the sin’s lining? Siri finagles a trip up north to the province where the sin was made, not realizing he is embarking on a deadly scavenger hunt.
Media
“Like Dr. Siri, Colin Cotterill has a touch of magic about him.”
—The Boston Globe
“Laughter is a subversive weapon when you live under a repressive regime. That's the take-away lesson from Colin Cotterill's gravely funny novels set in Indochina in the 1970s. ”
—The New York Times Book Review
“Neatly combines humor, detection, and politics.”
–Publishers Weekly
“Dr. Siri’s iconoclastic spirit and caustic wit are a delight to witness. ”
–Booklist on Six and a Half Deadly Sins
“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 on 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 on Six and a Half Deadly Sins
“A rollicking installment ... Guaranteed to delight fans and new readers alike. ”
BookPage, Top Pick in Mysteries, on Six and a Half Deadly Sins
“Dr. Siri Paiboun will be a gladdening complement to many mystery-reader’s table. Some of you have likely already shared your happy table with Dr. Siri; others of you will poo-poo the suggestion. But 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 on Six and a Half Deadly Sins
“When the first sentence of a book starts with a 1978 Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia, a public address system mishap, and a severed finger sewn into a skirt, you know you're not in for a run-of-the-mill mystery ... But it's marvelous fodder for Cotterill's laugh-out-loud humor. ”
–Mystery Scene on Six and Half Deadly Sins
“I love this elegantly written series, set in Laos with clever, septuagenarian coroner Dr. Siri. This one, the seventh, is the best, but all of them are terrific.... A delightful mix of history and politics, and an excellent mystery.”