Colin Cotterill: The Woman Who Wouldn't Die (USA 2014)

From the Publisher:
In a small Lao village, a very strange thing has happened. A woman was shot and killed in her bed during a burglary; she was given a funeral and everyone in the village saw her body burned. Then, three days later, she was back in her house as if she'd never been dead at all. But now she's clairvoyant, and can speak to the dead.

That's why the long-dead brother of a Lao general has enlisted her to help his brother uncover his remains, which have been lost at the bottom of a river for many years.

Lao national coroner Dr. Siri Paiboun and his wife, Madame Daeng, are sent along to supervise the excavation. It could be a kind of relaxing vacation for them, maybe, except Siri is obsessed with the pretty undead medium's special abilities, and Madame Daeng might be a little jealous. She doesn't trust the woman for some reason -- is her hunch right? What is the group really digging for at the bottom of this remote river on the Thai border? What war secrets are being covered up?

Colin Cotterill: The Woman Who Wouldn't Die. A Dr. Siri Paiboun Investigation Set in Laos. Soho, ISBN: 9781616952976 (January, 2014), 290 p., $15.95.

Colin Cotterill: The Woman Who Wouldn't Die (UK 2013)

From the Publisher:
Intrepid coroner, Dr Siri, is used to playing the lead in the dramas of his life. But this time, his wife is centre stage. Madame Daeng is privy to a secret and it puts her in grave danger.

And that's not all. When Siri whisks his wife away for a romantic weekend, they walk straight into another mystery, meeting a woman who's been shot twice but is - terrifyingly - still alive. Who would want to kill her and why?

Dr Siri will have his work cut out to unravel this case, while keeping Madame Daeng away from those that want to harm her. But he soon discovers there's much more to his wife than meets the eye...

Colin Cotterill: The Woman Who Wouldn't Die. A Dr. Siri Mystery. Quercus, ISBN: 9781780878348 (November, 2013), 307 p., £7.99.

Colin Cotterill: The Woman Who Wouldn't Die (USA 2013)

From the Publisher:
In a small Lao village, a very strange thing has happened. A woman was shot and killed in her bed during a burglary; she was given a funeral and everyone in the village saw her body burned. Then, three days later, she was back in her house as if she'd never been dead at all. But now she's clairvoyant, and can speak to the dead. That's why the long-dead brother of a Lao general has enlisted her to help his brother uncover his remains, which have been lost at the bottom of a river for many years. Lao national coroner Dr. Siri Paiboun and his wife, Madame Daeng, are sent along to supervise the excavation. It could be a kind of relaxing vacation for them, maybe, except Siri is obsessed with the pretty undead medium's special abilities, and Madame Daeng might be a little jealous. She doesn't trust the woman for some reasonis her hunch right? What is the group really digging for at the bottom of this remote river on the Thai border? What war secrets are being covered up? Dr. Siri learns that some things in the past are best left buried.

Colin Cotterill: The Woman Who Wouldn't Die. A Dr. Siri Mystery Set in Laos. Soho, ISBN: 9781616952068 (February, 2013), 307 p., $25.95.

Colin Cotterill: The Woman Who Wouldn't Die (UK 2013)

From the Publisher:
Dr Siri's wife, the famous Madame Daeng, has a dark and complex past. Until now, it was a well-kept secret.
But that s about to change.

The French government has declassified documents concerning their ignominious defeat at Dien Bein Phu. Madame Daeng's background, so closely tied up with that struggle, is about to be revealed, leaving Dr Siri's wife dangerously vulnerable.

But when our intrepid coroner whisks her away for a romantic weekend, they encounter another threat. For Dr Siri falls under the spell of someone they call the Used-To-Be Woman. A woman who has been shot twice, but is still alive. Is she a ghost? A witch?

Dr Siri must keep his wits about him like never before to unravel this mystery At the same time he has his work cut out keeping Madame Daeng out of reach of those who want to harm her.

Colin Cotterill: The Woman Who Wouldn't Die. A Dr. Siri Mystery. Quercus, ISBN: 9781780878317 (January, 2013), 307 p., £16.99.