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Blessed Are The Dead (Detective Emmanuel Cooper #3)
by Malla Nunn
by Malla Nunn
Kaity's review
bookshelves: first-reads, 2012-reading-challenge
Jun 03, 12
bookshelves: first-reads, 2012-reading-challenge
Read from May 31 to June 03, 2012
I received this book through a First Reads giveaway.
While I would categorize this book as a murder mystery, it was not the investigation undertaken by Detectives Cooper and Shabalala that most intrigued me. The mystery, to me, was not as interesting as the undercurrent of racial tensions in post-WWII South Africa. Munn weaves a rich story that gives her readers a glimpse into what pre-Apartheid South Africa looked like in the 1950's, as well as exploring the culture of the Zulu tribe.
Although I felt a little disconnected from the characters in this story, I was altogether impressed by Munn's storytelling as the Detectives attempt to uncover the killer of the beautiful, young Zulu girl named Amahle.
While I would categorize this book as a murder mystery, it was not the investigation undertaken by Detectives Cooper and Shabalala that most intrigued me. The mystery, to me, was not as interesting as the undercurrent of racial tensions in post-WWII South Africa. Munn weaves a rich story that gives her readers a glimpse into what pre-Apartheid South Africa looked like in the 1950's, as well as exploring the culture of the Zulu tribe.
Although I felt a little disconnected from the characters in this story, I was altogether impressed by Munn's storytelling as the Detectives attempt to uncover the killer of the beautiful, young Zulu girl named Amahle.
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