Whale Vomit — Colin Cotterill

Jimm didn't know what she had found on the beach or how valuable it was. Her Granddad did though. What she also didn't know were the troubles her attempt to claim a fortune would lead her into.

Number Eleven: Whale Vomit is the eleventh in a new series of Colin Cotterill short stories featuring his female news reporter and detective, Jimm Juree. Fans of Jimm know her from the four novels where, with the help of the members of her strange family, she usually solves the crime. Move over Miss Marple, Jimm Juree does it for the 21st Century.