A Mystery
by Nick Brownlee
Just when Inspector Daniel Jouma thought it was calm in Mombasa, all hell breaks loose. Bodies pile up in the morgue, his new boss wants answers ... and the new mayor wants him out.
Meanwhile, the bulldozers are bearing down on Flamingo Creek, and fishing boat skipper Jake Moore is just one man against the corporate might of Kenyas most ruthless developer.
But soon a hideous secret, thought to be buried in the ashes of a deadly inferno, will bring the maverick crime-busting duo together once again. And Jake and Jouma are about to discover that when you play with fire, someone always gets burned. ...
"Starred Review. The story jerks ... but it does hold interest because of the heroes' determined goodness versus the pure evil of their antagonists. The colorful and dangerous setting also comes through with unusual vividness." - Publishers Weekly
"In this second series outing (after Bait), Brownlee's multiple-viewpoint narrative keeps readers and detectives guessing to the heart-pounding end. For readers, knowing the story's details before the police dig them out just adds to the mystery." - Library Journal
"[H]e entertains with a strong sense of the storied city of Mombasa and the wonders and horrors of Kenya, vividly drawn characters, plenty of actionsome of it inventively grislyand a surprise ending that might alter the course of the series." - Booklist
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