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The best mysteries set in Africa are solidly grounded in local culture and reflect a wide range of the continent's most urgent challenges.
27 sie 2020 · To that end, I’m recommending the best mystery and thriller novels from African writers, with twists and turns that will leave you gasping for air. You will witness murder, corruption, and suspense aplenty. And I can assure you that you won't regret picking up any of the books on this list.
15 books based on 11 votes: Bukavu Blues by Peter Lewenstein, Solo by William Boyd, An Expensive Education by Nick McDonell, Pursuit by Roger Weston, Rem...
As a setting of a crime fiction series, Africa—I was certain—would keep me intrigued as no other place could. But Africa is huge, by far the largest of the continents. Where exactly would I set my stories, and since I write historicals, when?
Visceral, immediate, and engrossing, Adenle’s debut novel features two main characters embroiled in a murder in Lagos. British journalist Guy Collins, an alien in a dangerous, fast-paced city is implicated in a gruesome crime.
The novel introduces the Motswana Mma Precious Ramotswe, who begins the first detective agency in Botswana, in the capital city Gaborone, after her beloved father dies. She hires a secretary and solves cases for her clients. Precious tells her own story, from birth, and her father tells his story.
31 books based on 19 votes: Blood Safari by Deon Meyer, Heart of the Hunter by Deon Meyer, Veiled Madness by Greer Noble, 7 Days by Deon Meyer, Sub-Sahar...
