Book description
When crime reporter Jimm Juree is forced to follow her family from Chiang Mai to a fishing village on the Gulf of Siam, she's convinced her career is over. Her journalism will surely dwindle to reports on the annual monsoon-induced floods, for what crimes could possibly happen in such an…
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1 author picked Killed at the Whim of a Hat as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Everything about the premise here is somewhat unusual, creating a delightful tale. The main character is a crime reporter who goes a good bit further than just reporting as she gets involved in a variety of criminal endeavors.
The main unusual feature is that she comes with an entire family who are… well, eccentric does not begin to describe it. Throw in a setting in Thailand and a quirky feel to the whole thing (one character dismisses a body as an animal, which another corrects by pointing out that it is wearing a hat!). It's Great fun, as are sequels…
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