Jimm Juree (5 books in series)
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review 1: Another enjoyable read from Colin Cotterill. Having read many Dr Siri books plus Killed at the Whim of a Hat and The Axe Factor featuring Jimm Juror I know to expect a witty book full of comic characters. But you also get to know more about a country, Thailand in this case, than ...
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review 1: The murder mystery genre is more or less a century old and I imagine it is a challenge for a writer to write a story that hasn’t been told. The author takes on this challenge with a collection of extremely marginal characters such as ex crime reporter Jimm Juree and her sister w...
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review 1: Jimm is dating a wealthy English author and is worried the maid wants him as well. She is also helping the nurse who is trying to find the missing Dr. Sumlak. Dr. Sumlak is against the company which is trying to push formula on new mothers when the doctor believes the babies ar...
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review 1: I really enjoyed this, with a few quibbles. It was hard for me to figure out just how realistic the white male author's portrayal of a Thai woman was. Possibly totally realistic, but my own lack of knowledge left me questioning it. Also, was the prejudice against Chinese and espe...
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review 1: I started reading this after reading the Dr. Siri series, this one is set in modern Thailand and with a female protagonist. She moves with her mother and brother from a large city to a small town and is stuck trying to find her way, her family is crazy (so is she) and that is par...