Grandad, There's a Head on the Beach: A Jimm Juree Novel
By (Author) Colin Cotterill
Quercus Publishing
Quercus Publishing
1st May 2013
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
823.92
Long-listed for CWA Gold Dagger for Fiction 2012
Paperback
400
Width 128mm, Height 196mm, Spine 26mm
267g
What do you do when you find a severed head on the beach
With her former cop grandfather as back up, crime reporter Jimm Juree sets out to discover how the poor fellow got there. On their journey they uncover gruesome tales of piracy, slavery, violence and murder, yet the authorities show no interest at all. Is it because the victims aren't Thai Whatever the reason, Jimm and her team are going it alone. Airport hostages and hand grenades, monkeys and naked policemen - once more the sublime and the ridiculous clash in the Gulf of Thailand.'A great story, very much of the now. I laughed, I was close to tears ... I couldn't turn the pages fast enough' bookbag.com. * bookbag.com *
'The fast-paced plot finishes with a particularly tense climax ... Cotterill masterfully blends real-world issues [...] and his trademark humor' Booklist. * Booklist *
'Cotterill's fiction has been compared to Alexander McCall Smith. It is far more complex and perceptive: intelligent exotica' Independent. * Independent *
Colin Cotterill was born and raised in London. He has taught in Australia, the USA and Japan. After working with an NGO and child protection services in Southeast Asia, Colin settled in Thailand, where he now writes full-time. He has been short-listed for the CWA Gold Dagger and has won the CWA Dagger in the Library. Grandad, There's a Head on the Beach is Jimm Juree's second investigation.