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Dr. Siri Paiboun Books in Order

Dr. Siri Paiboun by Colin Cotterill contains 15 books, published between 2004 and 2020. The first book is The Coroner's Lunch (2004) and the newest is The Delightful Life of a Suicide Pilot (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
15
Published
2004–2020
Confirmed
15 of 15 titles
Pages on record
3,580 in 13 of 15 books
Reading time
60–90 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,580 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 13 of 15 titles with a page count on record.

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Dr. Siri Paiboun is an elderly coroner in Laos and the detective of Colin Cotterill's historical mystery series. The Coroner's Lunch (2004) opens the run, followed by Thirty-Three Teeth (2005), Disco for the Departed (2006), Anarchy and Old Dogs (2007), Curse of the Pogo Stick (2008), The Merry Misogynist (2009), Love Songs from a Shallow Grave (2010), Slash and Burn (2011), The Woman Who Wouldn't Die (2013) and Six and a Half Deadly Sins (2015). Fifteen books stand at a median 272 pages, ending in 2020.

How many Dr. Siri Paiboun books are there?

Dr. Siri Paiboun has 15 books, released between 2004 and 2020.

Dr. Siri Paiboun Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 15 Dr. Siri Paiboun books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of The Coroner's Lunch by Colin Cotterill, book 1 of the Dr. Siri Paiboun series (2004)
  2. Cover of Thirty-Three Teeth by Colin Cotterill, book 2 of the Dr. Siri Paiboun series (2005)
  3. Cover of Disco for the Departed by Colin Cotterill, book 3 of the Dr. Siri Paiboun series (2006)
  4. Cover of Anarchy and Old Dogs by Colin Cotterill, book 4 of the Dr. Siri Paiboun series (2007)
  5. Cover of Curse of the Pogo Stick by Colin Cotterill, book 5 of the Dr. Siri Paiboun series (2008)
  6. Cover of Slash and Burn by Colin Cotterill, book 8 of the Dr. Siri Paiboun series (2011)
  7. Cover of The Woman Who Wouldn't Die by Colin Cotterill, book 9 of the Dr. Siri Paiboun series (2013)
  1. 1
    The Coroner's Lunch2004 · 257 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004257
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  2. 2
    Thirty-Three Teeth2005 · 238 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005238
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  3. 3
    Disco for the Departed2006 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006256
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  4. 4
    Anarchy and Old Dogs2007 · 272 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007272
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  5. 5
    Curse of the Pogo Stick2008 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008256
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  6. 6
    The Merry Misogynist2009 · confirmed 3/4
    2009–
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  7. 7
    Love Songs from a Shallow Grave2010 · confirmed 3/4
    2010–
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  8. 8
    Slash and Burn2011 · 290 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2011290
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    The Woman Who Wouldn't Die2013 · 307 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013307
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  10. 10
    Six and a Half Deadly Sins2015 · 242 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015242
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    I Shot the Buddha2016 · 342 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016342
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  12. 12
    The Rat Catchers' Olympics2017 · 278 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017278
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  13. 13
    Don't Eat Me2018 · 290 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018290
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  14. 14
    The Second Biggest Nothing2019 · 264 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2019264
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  15. 15
    The Delightful Life of a Suicide Pilot2020 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2020288
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Is there a chronological order for Dr. Siri Paiboun?

No separate chronological order is on record for Dr. Siri Paiboun, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Dr. Siri Paiboun books in order?

You should read the Dr. Siri Paiboun books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Dr. Siri Paiboun book also stands alone.

Where to start with Dr. Siri Paiboun

Start with The Coroner's Lunch (2004), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Dr. Siri Paiboun book?

The Delightful Life of a Suicide Pilot (2020) is the newest Dr. Siri Paiboun book released so far.

Is there a new Dr. Siri Paiboun book coming?

No next Dr. Siri Paiboun book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards Dr. Siri Paiboun has won

Wikidata records 1 award for Dr. Siri Paiboun. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

Dr. Siri Paiboun at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Dr. Siri Paiboun title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Dr. Siri Paiboun books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
3,580 pages across the 13 of 15 books with a recorded length, a median of 272 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Dr. Siri Paiboun books, 8 of 15, were published in the 2010s.

What the Dr. Siri Paiboun books are about

All 15 Dr. Siri Paiboun books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 10 of 15. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Colin Cotterill

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.