Colin Cotterill: Don't Eat Me (USA 2019)

From the Publisher:
Between getting into a tangle with a corrupt local judge and discovering a disturbing black-market business, Dr. Siri and Inspector Phosy have their hands full in the thirteenth installment of Colin Cotterill's quirky, critically acclaimed series set in 1980s Laos.

Dr. Siri Paiboun, the 75-year-old ex-national coroner of Laos, has managed to get his hands on a fancy movie camera and plans to shoot a Lao adaptation of War and Peace with his friend Civilai. But when the skeleton of a woman appears under the Anusawari Arch, Siri puts his directorial debut on hold and assists his friend Phosy, newly promoted Senior Police Inspector, with the investigation. Though the death of the unknown woman seems recent, the flesh on her corpse has been picked off in places as if something -- or someone -- has been gnawing on the bones. Siri and his friends soon uncover a plot involving far more than a single set of skeletal remains.

Colin Cotterill: Don't Eat Me. The Thirteenth Dr. Siri Paiboun Mystery Set in Laos. Soho, ISBN: 9781641290647 (July, 2019), 304 p., $15.95.

Colin Cotterill: Don't Eat Me (USA 2018)

From the Publisher:
Between getting into a tangle with a corrupt local judge, and discovering a disturbing black-market business, Dr. Siri Paiboun, the ex-national coroner of Laos and his friend Inspector Phosy have their hands full in the thirteenth installment of Colin Cotterill's quirky, critically acclaimed series.

Dr. Siri Paiboun, the ex-national coroner of Laos, may have more experience dissecting bodies than making art, but when he manages to smuggle a fancy movie camera into the country he devises a plan to shoot a Lao adaptation of War and Peace with his friend Civilai. The only problem? The Ministry of Culture must approve the script before they can get rolling. That and they can't figure out how to turn on the camera. Meanwhile, the skeleton of a woman has appeared under the Anusawari Arch in the middle of the night. Siri puts his directorial debut on hold and assists his friend, the newly promoted Senior Police Inspector Phosy Vongvichai, with the ensuing investigation. Though the death of the unknown woman seems to be recent, the flesh on her corpse has been picked off in places as if something -- or someone -- has been gnawing on the bones. The plot Phosy soon uncovers involves much more than single set of skeletal remains.

Colin Cotterill: Don't Eat Me. A Dr. Siri Paiboun Mystery. Soho, ISBN: 9781616959401 (August, 2018), 290 p., $26.95.