Mary P. (mary2029) - , reviewed on 11/23/2013 + 35 more book reviews

The book starts when the body of a Boer police officer is discovered floating face down in a river. The author weaves a story in which Detective Emmanuel Cooper, with the help of Zulu police officer Samuel Shambalala, interview the officer's family, a rich English settler, Colored and Black townspeople, as well as Zulus, none of whom like or trust each other. Their work is hampered by political police with an agenda of their own. The mystery kept me engaged, as did the descriptions of the South African countryside, with unexpected plot twists and an ending I didn't see coming. I had read the third book in the series before I read this first. I have the second in the series on my wish list, and am eagerly awaiting the fourth, which will be published in 2014.

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