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Tag: Crime Fiction

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Novels of Botswana in English launches in Gaberone; Lauri Kubuitsile in Sweden

James Murua May 5, 2015 No Comments Crime FictionHelon HabilaLauri KubuitsileMargie OrfordWanjiku Wa Ngugi

A new academic book, Novels from Botswana written in English from 1930 to 2006, was launched in at the University of Botswana Bookstore in Gaberone,…

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Fiction Kenya

Richard Crompton’s second Inspector Mollel novel Hell’s Gate out

James Murua May 29, 2014 No Comments Crime FictionHell's GateRichard Crompton

Inspector Mollel was introduced to many of us in Richard Crompton’s debut The Hour of the Red God last year. The book was received very…

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Book Reviews Liberia

A review of Hawa Jande Golakai’s The Lazarus Effect

James Murua March 5, 2014 7 Comments Crime FictionHJ GolakaiKwela PublishersThe Lazarus Effect

Book: The Lazarus Effect Author: HJ Golakai Publisher: Kwela Books Year of publication: 2011 Number of pages: 310 Hawa Jande Golakai’s debut novel The Lazarus…

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