Killed at the Whim of a Hat (Audiobook) by Colin Cotterill, Jeany Park

from mamzel

Jimm Juree is 32 years old and has recently moved from a modern city of Chiang Mai, Thailand to a beach side town barely out of the stone age in an area known as Maprao. She was a crime reporter for a major newspaper when her mother decided to sell the family home and business and buy a small, ru...

from cathyskye

First Line: Old Mel hired one of Da's nephews-- the slow-witted one with the dent in his forehead-- to sink a well in his back acre. Young Jimm Juree has the life she wants as a crime reporter for the Chiang Mai Daily Mail, but when her mother suddenly sells the family business, familial obligati...

from dulcibelle

This is an interesting little cozy set in Thailand. The quirky family reminds me a lot of the Meg Langslow Mysteries by Donna Andrews. There are two mysteries in this story - who killed the abbot and how did the couple in the VW Kombi die. Jimm Juree, a Thai crime reporter who has moved with her ...

from richardderus

Rating: 4.5* of five The Book Report: The launch of a brand new series by the internationally bestselling, critically acclaimed author of The Coroner's Lunch With worldwide critical acclaim, Colin Cotterill is one of the most highly regarded "cult favorite" crime writers today. Now, with this new...

from klaidlaw

I received this book as part of the Early Reviewers program. I was not sure I was going to enjoy it when I started it. It took me some time to get into it, and I found the author's style off-putting. I think it serves up too many stereotypes of Southeast Asians. That being said, once I got into t...