Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Night Bastard | 2000 | Colin Cotterill | Buy |
| 2 | Evil In The Land Without | 2003 | Colin Cotterill | Buy |
| 3 | Pool and its Role in Asian Communism | 2005 | Colin Cotterill | Buy |
| 4 | Average Alan | 2013 | Colin Cotterill | Buy |
| 5 | Bleeding in Black and White | 2015 | Colin Cotterill | Buy |
| 6 | The Motion Picture Teller | 2023 | Colin Cotterill | Buy |
Colin Cotterill’s standalone novels span his entire career, from The Night Bastard (2000) to The Motion Picture Teller (2023). These books show a wider range than his series work, including early fiction written before he found his voice with Dr. Siri and later experiments after concluding that long-running series.
The titles reflect Cotterill’s eclectic interests, from the darkly comic Pool and its Role in Asian Communism (2005) to the more reflective Average Alan (2013). For readers who know Cotterill only through his mystery series, these standalones reveal a writer willing to try different forms and subjects.