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The Motion Picture Teller

By: Colin Cotterill
Narrated by: Amy Scanlon, Steven Crossley
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An enchanting new standalone novel from CWA Dagger winner Colin Cotterill, set in Bangkok: a mystery without a crime, where the line between fact and fiction blurs, and nothing is as simple as it appears

Thailand, 1996: Supot, a postman with the Royal Thai Mail service, hates his job. The only bright spot in his life is watching classic movies with his best friend, Ali, the owner of a video store. These cinephiles adore the charisma of the old Western stars, particularly the actresses, and bemoan the state of modern Thai cinema—until a mysterious cassette, entitled Bangkok 2010, arrives at Ali’s store.

Bangkok 2010 is a dystopian film set in a near-future Thailand—and Supot and Ali, immediately obsessed, agree it’s the most brilliant Thai movie they’ve ever seen. But nobody else has ever heard of the movie, the director, the actors, or any of the crew. Who would make a movie like this and not release it, and why?

Feeling a powerful calling to solve the mystery of Bangkok 2010, Supot journeys deep into the Thai countryside and discovers that powerful people are dead set on keeping the film buried.

©2023 Colin Cotterill (P)2023 Recorded Books
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Fun, quirky, love this author

Love this author and his many characters set in Thailand and Laos. Fun and quirky.

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Quirky

If you're looking for a break from the usual (whatever your usual is) try this wonderful little story. Great characters and an enjoyable plot. Stress free, funny, and touching.

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Different but grows on you as you listen

Sort of like a Maeve Binchy read. Slow build what is this set the hook and you are pulled into and entranced in the growing story- the no mystery that is a mystery. Enjoyed -a different world of adventure.

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Cotterill does not disappoint

Another success, introducing new characters rather than relying on our old friends and acquaintances shows the author's versatility. Bravo!

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Colin Cotterill Makes it Personal

His latest novel is fun, very original, delightful, and refreshingly uncategorizable! Cotterill mines his fascinating life in Southeast Asia to add humanity to his stories and insight into his never stereotypical, always compelling characters.

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Felt slow paced and not as well developed as his other books.

Unlike other Cotterill stories this one move too slowly for me. I did listen to the very end just in case it began to move in a direction more interesting to me. When it finally pulls together, it felt more like an extended concept synopsis of a sci-fi story - but I’m not sure what I would have wanted to happen differently,

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Deeply disappointing

None of the charm or the local color of the Siri Painoun or the Jimm Juree series. Don’t bother with this one.

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