Odd Child Out (Jim Clemo #2)
by Gilly Macmillan (Goodreads Author)
How well do you know the people you love…?
Best friends Noah Sandler and Abdi Mahad have always been inseparable. But when Noah is found floating unconscious in Bristol's Feeder Canal, Abdi can't--or won't--tell anyone what happened.
Just back from a mandatory leave following his last case, Detective Jim Clemo is now assigned to look into this unfortunate accident. But tragedy strikes and what looked like the simple case of a prank gone wrong soon ignites into a public battle. Noah is British. Abdi is a Somali refugee. And social tensions have been rising rapidly in Bristol. Against this background of fear and fury two families fight for their sons and for the truth. Neither of them know how far they will have to go, what demons they will have to face, what pain they will have to suffer.
The second book in Gilly Macmillan's excellent DI Jim Clemo series finds Jim Clemo back in a deeply absorbing literary suspense. Itt deals with racism and discrimination, exclusion and privilege, Odd Child Out isn't just about the tragedy of a young boy plunging off a bridge, but also a look at refugees in the UK and the scars that they carry. What an amazing read. Ms MacMillan covers so much from such a simple premise and it had me gripped from start to finish.
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