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Apr 21, 2012
Brenda
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What a brilliant book! My first Malla Nunn, and what a beginning!
Detective Emmanuel Cooper found himself in Jacob’s Rest, a tiny town situated on the border of South Africa and Mozambique. He’d been sent there to investigate a suspected homicide, but his superior was convinced it was a hoax, so only spared Emmanuel to check it out. But what he found was an Afrikaner police captain who had been murdered, and his only help in the investigation were an 18 year old white boy, who had recently donned ...more
Detective Emmanuel Cooper found himself in Jacob’s Rest, a tiny town situated on the border of South Africa and Mozambique. He’d been sent there to investigate a suspected homicide, but his superior was convinced it was a hoax, so only spared Emmanuel to check it out. But what he found was an Afrikaner police captain who had been murdered, and his only help in the investigation were an 18 year old white boy, who had recently donned ...more
Initially I really enjoyed this first in the Detective Inspector Emmanuel Cooper series, however my enjoyment did wane a little throughout and I’m not entirely sure why. I listened to it as an audiobook, so perhaps I just lost interest at times depending on what I was doing (and how much my brain needed to concentrate on the other task) while listening to it?
I liked the South African setting, and the Detective Inspector, and Constable Shabala, and Zweigman, the “old Jew”. Naturally I deplored t ...more
I liked the South African setting, and the Detective Inspector, and Constable Shabala, and Zweigman, the “old Jew”. Naturally I deplored t ...more
Initial entry in this historical series set in South Africa. Really enjoyed the atmosphere, setting, and characters and look forward to continuing on with this series. Listened to the audio version which was narrated by Saul Reichlin who handled all the accents expertly.
Another excellent book from Malla Nunn.
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Mish
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