Kat Among the Pigeons

A raspberry-blowing skateboarding ape dodgy politicians glamorous much-married mayor gay ex-rugby player teenage hoodies a charismatic police inspector for love interest third-rate mobsters and a mariachi band from Bognor. A laugh-aloud book whose opening sets the story off on a trajectory of bizarre characters and quirky humour. Movie buff and community rights worker Kat Shakespeare is one heart-pounding step from insolvency when she lands a contract to troubleshoot a housing makeover project but when a skeleton is discovered under a demolished tower block she turns detective determined to both bring in the project on time and solve a thirty-year-old mystery.