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Author
Publisher
Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Dick Francis, the bestselling master of mystery and suspense, takes you into the thrilling world of horse racing. Edward Lincoln may be a worldwide superstar who plays daring detectives on the big screen, but in reality he's just an ordinary man. Unfortunately, his ailing friend doesn't seem to think so, and now he's come to South Africa to investigate who's been tampering with her racehorses. But it isn't long before he realizes he must go face-to-face...
Author
Publisher
Harlequin
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Red-hot chemistry is sparking with the boss in this sizzling South African romance by Harlequin Presents author Joss Wood. "If I kiss you, there's no going back... " Hosting South Africa's wedding of the year at his exclusive safari lodge is Radd Tempest-Vane's ticket to restoring his family's empire. As long as he finds a new florist, fast! Brinley Riddell is the perfect candidate. She's also an immediate distraction. For Brin, this lucrative job...
63) Allan Quatermain
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English
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After the tragic death of his son, Allan Quatermain's grief is inconsolable. Feeling that the only possible way to ease his pain is through an expedition, Quatermain seeks out Captain Good, Sir Henry Curtis, and the Zulu chief Umslopogaas, who all previously journeyed with him to King Solomon's Mine. After explaining his predicament, Quatermain persuades them to accompany him on one last journey-a search mission to find a lost city. Together they...
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Language
English
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"From first page to last ... an engrossing novel" of betrayal and espionage on a colonial outpost during World War II ( The New York Times ). In a British colony in West Africa, Henry Scobie is a pious and righteous man of modest means enlisted with securing borders. But when he's passed over for a promotion as commissioner of police, the humiliation hits hardest for his wife, Louise. Already oppressed by the appalling climate, frustrated in a loveless...
66) A Sinful Safari
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Series
Publisher
MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Journey from Jazz Age New York to Kenya, with a novel by an author who "successfully combines the genre of historical novel and murder mystery" (Booklist).
It's a beautiful day in Greenwich Village, and business is booming for art dealer Bedford Green. The former gossip owes it all to his invaluable assistant, Sloane-who then goes and spoils the fun by announcing that she's leaving on safari.
Sloane is a Midwestern girl and has never laid...
67) Icarus: A Novel
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Series
Language
English
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This series featuring South African detective Benny Griessel "is one of the high points of contemporary crime fiction" and " Icarus is his best yet" ( The Guardian ). When a plastic-wrapped corpse is found amidst the sand dunes north of Cape Town, it doesn't take long for the police to identify the body as Ernst Richter -- the tech whiz behind MyAlibi, an Internet service that provides unfaithful partners with sophisticated cover stories to hide their...
Author
Publisher
Pelican Book Group
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
I simply wanted to step out of my ordinary life and find the Divine Appointment God had planned for me. I'd read about Mary Kinglsey, and it occurred to me that if I truly wanted to share an historical biography with my students, hers was it. So (with much trepidation) I booked the cheapest tour I could find to visit the Dark Continent of Africa. Who knew I'd meet a psychic named Vidalia (after the onion?) ' not that I should have been surprised (after...
69) The fifth woman
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Series
Language
English
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Description
Melancholy detective Kurt Wallander struggles to find the connection when three brutal murders occur in the usually quiet town of Ystad, Sweden, and he is horrified when his evidence indicates the killer he seeks is a woman.
Author
Publisher
Barnes & Noble
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
In this epic series, a British royal couple's son is orphaned on the coast of Africa, where he is raised by the great apes of the jungle. Able to walk between two worlds, he becomes not just Lord Greystoke but Tarzan of the Apes. In this beautiful hardcover Collectible Edition, you will find the first three thrilling installments in Edgar Rice Burroughs's landmark adventure. Tarzan of the Apes : A mutiny on board their ship leaves Lord and Lady Greystoke...
Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Paula McLain, author of the phenomenal bestseller The Paris Wife, now returns with her keenly anticipated new novel, transporting readers to colonial Kenya in the 1920s. Circling the Sun brings to life a fearless and captivating woman--Beryl Markham, a record-setting aviator caught up in a passionate love triangle with safari hunter Denys Finch Hatton and Karen Blixen, author of the classic memoir Out of Africa. Brought to Kenya from England as a...
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