Between getting into a tangle with a corrupt local judge, and discovering a disturbing black-market business, Dr. Siri and his friend Inspector Phosy have their hands full in the thirteenth installment of Colin Cotterill's quirky, critically acclaimed series.
Colin Cotterill is the author of twelve 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, Six and a Half Deadly Sins, I Shot the Buddha, and The Rat Catchers' Olympics. His fiction has won a Dilys Award and a CWA Dagger in the Library. He lives in Chumphon, Thailand, with his wife and a number of deranged dogs.
Praise for Don't Eat Me
"This is one of the best Dr. Siri's yet."
—The Globe and Mail
"Delightful."
—The Seattle Times
"Fans of Alexander McCall Smith and Boris Akunin will enjoy this
gently ironic series. Definitely recommended for its inclusive
characters, humor, and a thought-provoking ending."
—Library Journal, Starred Review
"Expands the boundaries of mystery fiction into a heady brew of
Communist-oppressive noir and magical realism."
—Booklist, Starred Review
"Excellent . . . The eccentric Siri continues to stand out as
a unique and endearing series sleuth."
—Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
"Grisly and hilarious in equal measure."
—BookPage, Top Pick
"Written at times with tongue-in-cheek, but always with
sureness."
—Crimespree Magazine
"Cotterill's long-running series, now on its 13th installment, runs
on the chemistry of his quirky comic characters, who once again
deliver delightfully. Tart chapter titles like 'Enough Perverts to
Keep Us All Busy' add another layer of ironic humor."
—Kirkus Reviews
"Cotterill writes effortlessly, with an excellent sense of timing
and a constant undercurrent of humor."
—New York Journal of Books
"Cotterill combines serious issues with a charming and frequently
amusing tale."
—Crime Review UK
"The characters are lovable, exasperating, noble, and above all
hilarious . . . The grand finale is satisfying and glorious.
Highly recommended."
—Over My Dead Body
"Cotterill knows his characters inside and out."
—Reviewing the Evidence
"Colin Cotterill's Dr. Siri books are always a delight. Don't
Eat Me may be one of the most memorable in the series. And
it's almost sure to send you back to the earlier titles, whether
for the first time or the third (or more)."
—Kingdom Books
"Great writing, smooth style, writing that keeps a smile on your
lips, and even a very tense period towards the end of the book
where he keeps you in a suspense."
—Bookgasm
Praise for the Dr. Siri mysteries
“Hilarious.”
—The New York Times Book Review
"[Siri] is the most wonderfully human of heroes."
—The Christian Science Monitor
“Cotterill has a gift for tempering bad stuff—specifically, the
baffling and chaotic political climate of communism circa 1980—with
gently ironic humor and frequent doses of slightly kooky occultism.
His books are thus a welcome balm for our own current baffling and
chaotic political climate.”
—The Seattle Times
“The book ends with a rat-catching competition that is as bizarre
as Dr. Siri’s wacky sense of humor. This is a unique
series.”
—Dayton Daily News
“The Dr. Siri books are by turns laugh-out-loud funny, sobering,
convoluted, historical and endlessly entertaining . . . This series
will have you reading (and laughing) well after most people in your
household are sound asleep.”
—BookPage, Top Pick
"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
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