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Read By: Kim Mai Guest Publisher: Highbridge Audio Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 5.17 hours at 1.5x Speed 3.88 hours at 2.0x Speed Series: The Jimm Juree Mysteries Release Date: April 2014 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781622313006

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

19

Longest Chapter Length:

48:03 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

04:25 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

24:32 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

20

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Publisher Description

Since Jimm Juree moved, under duress, with her family to a rural village on the coast of Southern Thailand, she has missed her career as a journalist. In Chiang Mai, she was covering substantial stories and major crimes. But here in Maprao, Jimm has to scrape assignments from the local online journal, the Chumphon Gazette. This time they are sending her out to interview a local farang (European) writer, Conrad Coralbank, who writes award-winning crime novels. At the same time, several local women have left town without a word to anyone, leaving their possessions behind. These include the local doctor, Dr. Sumlak, who never returned from a conference, and the Thai wife of the aforementioned Conrad Coralbank. All of which looks a little suspicious, especially to Jimm’s grandfather, an ex-cop who notices Coralbank’s interest in Jimm with a very jaundiced eye. And now a major storm is brewing. Who knows what it will blow in for Jimm and her family?

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“Narrator Kim Mai Guest capturesthe eccentricities of each character and the unique dynamics of the family. Themost notable elements of Guest’s narration include the endearing tone she usesto portray the mother’s dementia-driven statements; the biting sarcasm ofJimm’s transgendered sister, who rattles off advice at lightning speed oneverything from love to crime solving; and the eerily calm assurance of Jimm’snew British boyfriend, who hides a sinister secret. Guest does the story’sclimax proud with one hair-raising scene after another as Jimm waits for theaxe to fall.”

— AudioFile

Quotes

  • “Elegant and always amusing.”

    — Dayton Daily News
  • “In addition to a clockwork plot and an intriguing setting, what really makes this book sing is Jimm’s own caustic, ribald observations. A stunner of a novel, third in the Jimm Juree series by the author of the acclaimed Dr. Siri novels.”

    — Booklist (starred review)
  • “Cotterill’s outstanding third Jimm Juree mystery…Despite the grimness of the violence and the corruption Juree eventually uncovers, Cotterrill keeps the tone light, aided by the conceit of starting each chapter with Thai signage, replete with malapropisms (e.g., ‘Ladies are Requested not to Have Children in the Bar’).”

    — Publishers Weekly (starred review)
  • “Restless reporter teams up with veteran crime writer of questionable character to solve a series of disappearances…Creepy unattributed blog entries woven into the tale, presumably from the killer, add tension, and an impending storm raises the stakes. Jimm’s third case continues her evolution from inveterate wisecracker to believably flawed and funny heroine. The result is a perfect balance between droll comedy and serious plotting.”

    — Kirkus Reviews

Awards

  • An April 2014 LibraryReads Pick

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About Colin Cotterill

Colin Cotterill has won the Dilys Award and a Crime Writers of America Dagger and has been a finalist for several other awards. Born in London, he has worked as teacher in Israel, Australia, the United States, and Japan before he started training teachers in Thailand. He lives with his wife in a small fishing village on the Gulf of Siam in Southern Thailand.

About Kim Mai Guest

Kim Mai Guest is an award-winning voice actor for audiobooks and video games. She can also be heard on television shows, such as G.I. Joe: Renegades, Batman: the Brave and the Bold, and Avatar, and in movies such asChill Out Scooby Doo and Dead Space: Aftermath. Her video game work includes Metal Gear Solid, Final Fantasy, and The Lord of the Rings.