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Mollel, a former Maasai warrior, is pulled back from traffic duty to investigate the killing of a prostitute. Set in Nairobi against the backdrop of the 2007 elections, this is a classy and gripping detective story.
The plot is quite straightforward, but the descriptions of the violence that follows the election are brilliantly conveyed, with real menace and tension. The hostility between different ethnic groups in Kenya is skilfully drawn out, and Nairobi comes to life as Mollel and his colleagu ...more
The plot is quite straightforward, but the descriptions of the violence that follows the election are brilliantly conveyed, with real menace and tension. The hostility between different ethnic groups in Kenya is skilfully drawn out, and Nairobi comes to life as Mollel and his colleagu ...more
