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by Kwei Quartey
Published Aug 2010
Read ReviewsLyrical and captivating, Kwei Quarteys debut novel brings to life the majesty and charm of Ghanafrom the capital city of Accra to a small community where long-buried secrets are about to rise to the surface.
by Malla Nunn
Published Oct 2009
Read ReviewsA stunning and darkly romantic crime novel set in 1950s apartheid South Africa, featuring Detective Emmanuel Cooper -- a man caught up in a time and place where racial tensions and the raw hunger for power make life very dangerous indeed.
by Tony Hillerman
Published Jan 2006
Read ReviewsThe stakes are high and the danger escalates clear through to the final pages. Hillerman continues to shine as the best of the West.
by Nicholas Hershenow
Published Jul 2002
Read ReviewsA spellbinding story of romance and exploration set in Africa. A compelling exploration of memory, history, and the creation of myth.
by John Le Carre
Published Nov 2001
Read ReviewsFrightening, heartbreaking, and exquisitely calibrated, John le Carré's new novel opens with the gruesome murder of the young and beautiful Tessa Quayle near northern Kenya's Lake Turkana.
by Kate DiCamillo
Published Sep 2001
Read ReviewsTake one disarmingly engaging protagonist and put her in the company of a tenderly rendered canine, and you've got yourself a recipe for the best kind of down-home literary treat. Kate DiCamillo's voice in Because of Winn-Dixie should carry from the steamy, sultry pockets of Florida clear across the miles to enchant young readers everywhere...
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