9Tail Fox by Jon Courtenay Grimwood

First of the series in the British Science Fiction Association award nominated books (yes, I know they announced the winner). Despite the name, BSFA seems to often include fantasy books in their shortlists - and that's what 9Tail Fox by Jon Courtenay Grimwood is. It's a story about San Francisco sergeant Bobby Zha who gets shot and killed on duty, only to wake up in a coma patient's body in New York - a gift from a celestial nine tailed fox who appears on the moment of his death. Bobby sets out to investigate who killed him and why, and learns a lot more that in the process.

I've not read any other Grimwood's books before although we have some on the self - but I would definitely consider them after this. 9Tail Fox is very well written - I especially like the way your conception of Bobby Zha changes when the story slowly unfolds.

As you might remember, this is also the first book my book group is reading, so I'm writing a lot more detailed analysis of the book with full of spoilers that I might publish later on. I've also been reading a book on running book groups and we should have our first meeting next weekend. I really really hope it's a success and we can get a good conversation going - this book is an excellent discussion topic due to it's multilayered story and open interpretations.

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