Colin Cotterill: The Unreliable Diarist - An Illustrated Memoir

Discover the surprising and comical journey of an acclaimed mystery author through his candid and self-deprecating memoir. In this delightfully unreliable and illustrated memoir, acclaimed mystery author Colin Cotterill rummages through his warped diaries for a candid, self-deprecating romp through his life-from suburban London childhood mishaps and hitchhiking across 1970s America to globe-trotting teaching gigs and settling in Laos. Creator of the beloved Dr. Siri Paiboun and Jimm Juree crime series, Cotterill reveals the absurd path to becoming a bestselling, Dagger Award-winning writer-with hilarious lessons on what (and what not) to do along the way. If you like Colin's novels, grab this to understand the man-at least a little bit.

Colin Cotterill (born 2 October 1952) is a London-born teacher, crime writer and cartoonist. Cotterill has dual English and Australian citizenship; however, he currently lives in Southeast Asia, where he writes the award-winning Dr. Siri mystery series set in the People's Democratic Republic of Laos.