The Rat Catchers' Olympics
A Dr. Siri Paiboun Mystery #12
$32.49
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
15 July 2018
Summary
The 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow is already rife with controversy, but when a Lao athlete is accused of murder, it escalates into a full blown international incident. In the twelfth entry to the series, Dr. Siri Paiboun and his quirky team of misfits are on the case in a city and country foreign to them, yet familiar in its corruption of justice.The 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow is already rife with controversy, but when a Lao athlete is accused of murder, it escalates into a full blown intern…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781616959494 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1616959495 |
| Author: | Colin Cotterill |
| Publisher: | Soho Press Inc |
| Imprint: | Soho Press Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 15 July 2018 |
| Weight: | 367g |
| Dimensions: | 191mm x 127mm |
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Critics Review
Praise for The Rat-Catchers’ Olympics
“Hilarious.”
—The New York Times Book Review
“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
“Very entertaining.”
—WYSO, Ohio Public Radio
“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
Praise for the Dr. Siri Paiboun Mysteries
“Dazzling.”
—The New York Times Book Review
“Terrifically entertaining.”
—The Seattle Times
“Unpredictable … Tragically funny and magically sublime.”
─Entertainment Weekly
“You get a real feeling for what Laos was like in the ‘70s. The humor is wonderful, too.”
─New York Post
“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
“Along with a mystery that boils over into an international incident, Cotterill gives readers a wonderful re-creation of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Village and the preparations for the Games themselves.”
—Booklist, Starred Review
“Cotterill’s twisty mystery plot will entertain readers while his cast of eccentric characters charms.”
—Shelf-Awareness
“Cotterill excels in the portrayal of potentially serious and momentous topics with lighthearted humor, imbuing his characters with grace and empathy.”
—BookPage, Top Pick in Mystery
“Stunning … This series offers unfailingly satisfying reading … bursting with caustic wit and adventurous spirit.”
—Booklist, Starred Review
“Crackles with humor and overflows with eccentric characters. Droll chapter titles add an extra soupcon of mirth.”
—Kirkus Reviews
About The Author
Colin Cotterill
Colin Cotterill is the author of eleven 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 and I Shot the Buddha. His fiction has won a Dilys Award and a CWA Dagger in the Library. He lives in Chumphon, Thailand, with his wife and five deranged dogs.
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