MYSTERY

Grandad, There's a Head on the Beach

A Jimm Juree Mystery
by Colin Cotterill
Grandad, There's a Head on the Beach: A Jimm Juree Mystery. Minotaur: St. Martin's. Jun. 2012. c.324p. ISBN 9780312564544. $24.99. M
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When 34-year-old journalist Jimm Juree stumbles upon a human head on the beach behind her family's dilapidated resort, she tells her grandfather, a retired cop. Within hours of reporting the finding to the local headman, shady, knife-wielding characters terrorize Jimm's family. Not one to back down, Jimm learns that the victim was probably Burmese and that the Burmese are performing something akin to slave labor in Thailand. Jimm formulates a plan to bring justice to the Burmese, but she needs help. Her transgendered sibling, Sissi (a renowned computer hacker), and assorted boat captains ensure a redemptive conclusion.
VERDICT While readers new to this series will laugh and enjoy Cotterill's madcap and zany mystery, I recommend first reading the initial title (Killed at the Whim of a Hat) to appreciate fully Jimm's family and community. The author's natural gift for irony, well demonstrated in his earlier Dr. Siri series (Slash and Burn; The Merry Misogynist), is to be relished.
Reviewed by Teresa L. Jacobsen , Jun 01, 2012
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