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OverviewOn Mollel's return from Hell's Gate he is put on duty in Dandora, a Nairobi slum infamous for its teeming rubbish dump - home to scavengers and shadowy rulers - and Night Runners, who are said to be possessed by the devil. While witnessing a near-riot, Mollel is approached by a young girl called Miriam who is refusing to speak to anyone other than the 'Masaai cop'. Miriam's sixteen-year-old sister Fatima has disappeared, and Fatima's school and father - an ambitious local councillor - seem to be covering something up. So begins an odyssey into Nairobi's underworld which will take Mollel - aided by his streetwise son Adam - from rap clubs to voodoo healers, as the detective tries to find the missing girl and come to terms with his fractured past in a city where no one will tell him the truth. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Richard CromptonPublisher: Orion Publishing Co Imprint: Weidenfeld & Nicolson Dimensions: Width: 13.00cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 19.60cm Weight: 0.280kg ISBN: 9781780228983ISBN 10: 1780228988 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 11 July 2019 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsA compulsive whodunnit set in Kenya, where tribal politics can get you killed - Mail on Sunday [An] outstanding debut... The good news is that it is the first in a projected series - more, please - Guardian [Mollel] promises to be a fine addition to the ranks of fictional detectives - Sunday Times A smashing debut, as fleet-footed as the warrior himself. It will make you long for the next instalment - Financial Times on THE HONEY GUIDE Author InformationRichard Crompton is an ex-BBC journalist who moved to East Africa several years ago with his wife, a human rights lawyer who worked on the Rwanda genocide trials. Richard won the DAILY TELEGRAPH Short Story Award in 2010. http://richardcrompton.com/about/ https://twitter.com/racrompton/ Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |