Pick Up Grandad, Theres A Head On The Beach (Jimm Juree, #2) Presented By Colin Cotterill Listed As Script

fine book by a talented author

Well I know this is only book two of the series but I am familiar enough with the authors previous works to think this is going to be just as good.


This was a great story based on a bit of truth, From what others have said I know some find this kind of, . . I do not know what to call it, . . fiction based sermonizing very off putting, I am fine with it I see no problem using fiction to be aware of the plight of others in the world, Based on the reviews I read this bothers a few people well so be it they have a right to dislike it as much as I have a right to have no problem with it! But enough about that.


This being the second book in the series the characters are becoming more and more developed and I find myself caring about all of them, I think that the majority of readers who enjoyed the Siri Paiboun series by the same author will find this series equally as enjoyable! I love both the Dr, Sri series and the budding Jimm Jure series, This second installment was a delight, I'm a sucker for a book where a theyear old mom rescues strays, sets up a school for refugee children and is a cheap date, But Jimm carries the story with her zeal for justice, ear for a story and gift for using the eccentric skill set of her family members and friends, Funny, charming but not just a fluffy read, I learned about the sad fate of the Burmese refugees, The author provides a link at the end of the book for more information which I appreciate, This sequel provides an entertaining continuation to the tale of Jimm Jurree, the Thai crime reporter who, in Killed at the Whim of a Hat, reluctantly followed her cognitively declining mother to the sleepy coastal region of South Thailand.
Readers are likely to enjoy this seriocomic tale, and find Jimms nuclear family and neighbors fun to sojourn with, as I did, Yet I was disappointed with the book, which didnt, in my view, present anything deepening or striking, in terms of character development,

Its true that readers will learn about the Burmese refugee problem, and the history of animosity between the Burmese and Thai people, In addition, the book provides a perspective on recent political events in Thailand, Jimm experiences longing for a romantic partner but her quest kind of fizzles out, I guess that the story, which is heavy on plot, situation, and attitude, is light on character, No one reading this book will mistake Colin Cotterill for Jane Austen, or Ruth Rendell, for that matter!
Als ich das Buch gekauft habe, wusste ich nicht, dass es bereits einen Vorgängerband der Kriminalreporterin Jimm Juree gibt.
Zwar ist jedes Buch abgeschlossen, aber trotzdem hat mir beim Lesen von "Ein Kopf macht noch keine Leiche" etwas gefehlt, Ich hatte das Gefühl, dass ich gar nicht richtig in die Geschichte einsteigen kann, weil ich die Entwicklungen, die zu der derzeitigen Situation der Protagonistin geführt haben, nicht mitbekommen habe.
Zwar wird hier immer mal wieder etwas erwähnt, das war mir aber zu wenig, Ich denke, hier empfiehlt sich wirklich, mit dem ersten Teil anzufangen,

Aber das war nicht das einzige, was mich gestört hat, Wenn ich ehrlich bin, dann fällt es mir auch wirklich schwer, positive Dinge an der Geschichte zu finden, Ich wurde mit Jimm und den anderen Figuren in diesem Buch einfach nicht warm, Sie sind mir zu albern, sie machen Dinge, die einfach nicht nachzuvollziehen sind und irgendwie ist alles an ihnen übertrieben, Leider einfach nicht mein Geschmack,

Auch vom Ort der Handlung war ich enttäuscht, Ich hatte eine spannende Geschichte in Thailand erwartet und ja, vielleicht wird hier eher das echte Leben geschildert aber irgendwie kamen von dem Land nur negative Dinge vor, Alles scheint vermüllt zu sein und das Wetter ist immer schlecht, Na ja, einen positiven Eindruck bekommt man durch das Buch auf jeden Fall nicht,

Dann hat mich gestört, dass der Fall eigentlich gar nicht wirklich im Vordergrund stand, Hier wird sehr viel vermischt, eigentlich zwei Fälle, der Leichenkopf und ein anderer, auf den ich hier aber nicht eingehe, Außerdem geht es viel um das Privatleben von Jimm und deren Familie, Das macht vielleicht dann Sinn, wenn man die Hintergründe aus dem ersten Band kennt, für mich war es aber eher langweilig und unnötig,

Das einzige, was ich positiv in Erinnerung behalten werde, ist das Grundthema, nämlich die Ausbeutung und Diskriminierung der meist illegalen Einwanderer aus Birma, Das hat mich richtig erschüttert, denn durch die Medien bekommt man hier nicht viel davon mit,

Ansonsten war das Buch aber nichts für mich, ich werde die Reihe auch nicht weiterverfolgen, Es ist einfach nicht mein Humor, Von mir gibt es deshalb nur,Sterne,
Who do you tell when you wake up to find a severed head on your resortfront beach in the morning For frustrated excrime reporter Jimm Juree it means action.
With her former cop grandfather as back up, she sets out to discover how the poor fellow ended up where he did and why, Colin Cotterills first crime series was set in Laos, The six stories featured Dr, Siri, an ageing coroner and savvy survivor of political war, making do in a resourcestarved environment run by corrupt Communist officials, The stories are quietly funny, gently dark, We learn much about an ancient culture in a formerly beautiful part of the world devastated by war which remains largely unknown to western readers, I have read and enjoyed three of the Dr, Siri books.

Cotterills

second crime series is set in and around the Gulf of Siam in southern Thailand another place most readers wont know much about and will never get to.
This new series is built around Jimm Juree, an aspiring crime reporter far from the action in Bangkok, Jimm is a single woman in her thirties, She pines for journalistic excitement and a boyfriend while helping her spacedout mother, naïve bodybuilding younger brother and mulestubborn extraffic cop grandfather run a very lowend beachside “resort”, Her older brother in Bangkok has just had sexchange, Her father has long since disappeared,

The humor in Cotterills writing always plays against some very brutal realities, As the title indicates, thisnd book the first Ive read in the Jimm Juree series begins with the discovery of a human head on the beach, The mystery involves corrupt police, dishonest charitable organizations and the Burmese immigrants who have come seeking work, thereby putting themselves at the mercy of almost anyone needing cheap labor, It revolves around the sad but real issue of slave labor on fishing boats working the lawless reaches of the Gulf of Siam, Jimm Juree rallies her family, locals, the reluctant Burmese, one honest cop, and a brother who knows how to use the internet to shine an international spotlight on a tiny but vicious incident that would otherwise go unnoticed by the media, and certainly uninvestigated by the authorities.


Cotterill adds a second, minorkey mystery when a mother and daughter arrive at the resort, clearly on the run, and clearly lying as to why, It has to do with Thai royaltys need for “face saving” vengeance, Again, deftly using info technology, Jimm discovers the context and machinates a solution,

In the process of both story threads we learn much about both the good and evil aspects of Thai society, The action, such as it is, resembles a “whacky” police film comedy, Its mostly fun. But there is credible tension as we move toward a resolution with the slavers,

In this book Cotterills story telling comes in the firstperson voice of Jimm Juree a wry, verging on dark, perspective on an unjust world, I enjoyed it to a point, I laughed often. But I also often felt this voice was pushing a too hard, I have to say I enjoyed Dr, Siris wiser, more subtle dark humor more,

Thusstars. But I will read another Jimm Juree book, and perhaps she will grow on me,

Colin Cotterill has spent a good part of his working life in southeast Asia, He deserves a prize for bringing these farflung locales to life with humor, sympathy and an acute eye for the culture, Read Cotterills books for the fun of the characters acting against desperate odds and dark, futile politics and to learn about hidden corners on the far side of the world.


for an easy fun read, Jimm Juree is an ex journalist living with her family at the southern end of Thailand on the Gulf of Thailand coast, Her mother sold their family home in Chang Mai and purchased a run downcabin bungalow guest hotel, Jimm is out walking theirdogs on the beach when one of them discovers a head, She tells her grandad. The police are notified. But they turn the head over to the SRMSouthern Rescue Mission Foundation a scam charity,
Jimm thinks that something is strange and begins to investigate, She also has to deal withmysterious guests, who pay in cash, give false names, and have removed license plates from their car,
There are some laugh out loud lines in this book of quirky characters, Grandad is a retired traffic policeman, Jimm has a transgender sister who is a tech whiz, She also has fearsome looking brother, Arny, who is actually a gentle shy man, in love with a body builder woman older than his mother,
How this group of characters solve the case of the head makes for a pleasnt story as they navigate the complicated issues of police/government corruption and incompetence,
The author bio states that he was born in London, and has worked as a teacher in Israel, Australia, U, S. and Japan, before moving to Thailand, He dedicated this book to the lounge singers and karaoke singers of Thailand who bravely attack English songs phonetically without suffering the inconvenience of meaning,
One quote: "It's been a Hard Day's Night, I should be Sleeping on Kellogg's"
This was a library book, .