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Nairobi Heat, the first book in this series by the son of Kenya's most famous writer (Ngugi wa Thiong'o), was a bit of a disappointment. The Kenyan setting was vivid, but the crime story was very weak. I picked this up hoping for a stronger story to carry me along.
Set against the 2007 elections, the book finds African-American expatriate Ishmael eking out a living of sorts in partnership with his Kenyan cop buddy from the first book. Living with his Rwandan refugee, slam-poetess girlfriend, he ...more
Set against the 2007 elections, the book finds African-American expatriate Ishmael eking out a living of sorts in partnership with his Kenyan cop buddy from the first book. Living with his Rwandan refugee, slam-poetess girlfriend, he ...more
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