Death in Kenya
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| Rating | : | 4.74 (606 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B017RBWI0O |
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| Number of Pages | : | 395 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-07-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Fabulous blend of mystery, suspense and romance!" according to A Customer. Before I read this book, the only works of M.M. Kaye that I had read were the Far Pavilions and Shadow of the Moon. Both were excellent but I had seen her as more of a romance writer and was therefore surprised to learn that she has written mysteries as well. Death in Kenya is a very well-written mystery with a nice touch of romance but the be. I have to agree Elizabeth Waugh with the other reviewers of this book. I just re-read it the other night, and it is just as enjoyable, even though the end of the story is known!As someone else has remarked, it is the atmosphere, the setting in which this tale is written that makes it so intriguing. The story starts off with a description of evening at dusk - she calls it a ". "Lawless passions" according to Patto. This riveting mystery was published towards the end of the Mau Mau rebellion, when Kenya was once more considered safe for whites. Around this time the author was with her husband in Kenya, where his regiment had been sent to deal with "The Emergency." This explains the authentic feeling of MM Kaye's portrayal of white settlers and their attit
She became world famous with the publication of her monumental bestseller, The Far Pavilions. She is also the author of the bestselling Trade Wind and Shadow of the Moon. . About the AuthorM.M. Kaye was born in India and spent much of her childhood and adult life there
Kaye was born in India and spent much of her childhood and adult life there. M.M. She became world famous with the publication of her monumental bestseller, The Far Pavilions. . She is also the author of the bestselling Trade Wind and Shadow of the Moon
M. But she doesn't realize that coming to her aunt's home will introduce her to an unstable region still recovering from the bloody Mau Mau revolt, and to a household thrown into grief by a recent murder. Distinguished by its mystery, romance, and exotic setting, Death in Kenya is as graceful as it is chilling-it is the beloved novel of one of our finest and most accomplished writers.. Written by celebrated author M. Kaye, Death in Kenya is a wonderfully evocative mysteryWhen Victoria Caryll is offered a position at Flamingo, her aunt's family estate in Kenya's Rift Valley, she accepts-knowing full well that the move will give her a chance to see Eden DeBrett once agai