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Kahawa
Kahawa
Author: Donald E. Westlake
A mile-long freight train steams through the heart of Idi Amin's mad, tortured, magical, and corrupt Uganda, loaded down with kahawa (Swahili for coffee). What Amin doesn't know, what his most beautiful spy has not been able to wring out of her latest victim, and what the world's coffee markets may be unable to swallow, is that the train and six...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780812510508
ISBN-10: 081251050X
Publication Date: 3/1984
Edition: Reprint
Rating:
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
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3.9 stars, based on 9 ratings
Publisher: Tom Doherty Assoc Llc
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 0
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Helpful Score: 1
i am a huge fan of westlake. even the most brilliant writers must, however, suffer from the occasionally not-quite-up-to-the-usual-brilliance. this is westlake's.

if you're a fan, i would recommend it simply on the basis that having all the flavors of westlake can only be delightful, but if this is your first taste, i would recommend, for a start, any of the 'dortmunder' books and his 'parker' books, originally written under the pseudonym richard stark.

happy reading.
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The story is about a plan to rip off a trainload of Idi Amin's coffee. Really remarkable: devastating portraits, a wealth of political and historical insights into the African continent, and a hell of a lot of fun!
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