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Life at Government House in the African colony of Chania seems relaxed and booming though Olivia Brandeis, a young anthropologist, senses trouble brewing. And when the governor, Sir Malcolm McLeod, is... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:067082318X
ISBN13:9780670823185
Release Date:September 1988
Publisher:Viking Books
Length:231 Pages
Weight:0.95 lbs.
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Murder for power
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Dig into the social and political machinations of Kenyan politics during the empire, when there was talk of joining colonies under one administration. This is a who-done-it involving characters of great interest, the sometimes oddball, sometimes absolutely correct characters who lived and governed in Kenya before independence. Elspeth Huxley does it again, writing a mystery based on her knowledge of Kenya and its inhabitants, and the machinations of the society.
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