Have you ever come across a plot more delightful and engaging than that of an African Grey Parrot turned police detective, on the loose in the Scottish countryside?
That is the original and creative premise of new book The Parrot’s Tale by Miller Caldwell, whose endearing protagonist is 35-year-old Kofi, with a distinctive red tail, a great knack for mimicking voices and a thirst for adventure.
A delightful mix of comedy, crime and thriller, the book follows Kofi as he solves an array of unlikely mysteries, problems and crimes, often in the most hilarious of manners.
Educated at the Reform Street, Primary school, Kirriemuir, Angus; Shawlands Primary Glasgow; The Glasgow Academy; Edinburgh University, London University and Glasgow University. Miller’s first post was in Tema in Ghana as a Church of Scotland Missionary. After six years abroad he was appointed as an educational social worker in Stirling at St Modan’s Roman Catholic Secondary School. Three years later he was appointed as the assistant area reporter to the children’s hearing for Kilmarnock and Loudon, Ayrshire. Four years later, he was promoted to being the Area Reporter for Kyle and Carrick and Cumnock and Doon Valley, Ayrshire. Four years later he was appointed as the Principal Reporter to the children’s Hearings for Dumfries and Galloway. Three years later he was promoted to the post of the Regional Reporter for Dumfries & Galloway. After regionalisation of Scottish Authorities, he became the first Authority reporter for Dumfries & Galloway. In 2003 he became a full time author. In 2006 he was appointed the Camp Manager at Mundihar, NWFP Pakistan, following the South East Asian Earthquake.
