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Killed at the Whim of a Hat by Colin Cotterill

Killed at the Whim of a Hat

A Jimm Juree Mystery, #1

by Colin Cotterill
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  • First Published:
  • Jul 19, 2011, 320 pages
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  • May 2012, 384 pages
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  Thailand's Political Turmoil

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