Kahlenberg, millionaire and a compulsive collector of art treasures steals a famous poison ring, once owned by Caesar Borgia, from a rival collector.
Kahlenberg's museum is hidden in the Drakensberg range and can only be reached through the dangerous swamps and the steamy heat of the Basutoland jungle.
A Criminal, a professional Smuggler and a White Hunter together with a beautiful woman to act as their Trojan Horse are hired to recover the ring
When twenty-five-year-old Anthony Mukoro returns from the city, to his hometown Aviara, it is with news that shatters the hopes of his retired parents & ndash; he is dying. This startling revelation sends his family into a frantic search for answers. But the answers they seek will come at a cost.To save his life, he must confront forgotten memories from a traumatic experience in his past and a darkness that swells and grows unnoticed within the town. Unknown to Anthony, this begins a journey that will lead him into a dark world of murder and a town & rsquo;s history steep in blood and shadows.Aviara explores the complex balance between science and spirituality, fate and ancestry, within the labyrinth of one man & rsquo;s unravelling reality.
For every innocent man sent to prison, there is a guilty one left on the outside. He doesn & rsquo;t understand how the police and prosecutors got the wrong man, and he certainly doesn & rsquo;t care. He just can & rsquo;t believe his good luck. Time passes and he realizes that the mistake will not be corrected: the authorities believe in their case and are determined to get a conviction. He may even watch the trial of the person wrongly accused of his crime. He is relieved when the verdict is guilty. He laughs when the police and prosecutors congratulate themselves. He is content to allow an innocent person to go to prison, to serve hard time, even to be executed.Travis Boyette is such a man. In 1998, in the small East Texas city of Sloan, he abducted, raped, and strangled a popular high school cheerleader. He buried her body so that it would never be found, then watched in amazement as police and prosecutors arrested and convicted Dont & eacute; Drumm, a local football star, and marched him off to death row.Now nine years have passed. Travis has just been paroled in Kansas for a different crime; Dont & eacute; is four days away from his execution. Travis suffers from an inoperable brain tumor. For the first time in his miserable life, he decides to do what & rsquo;s right and confess.But how can a guilty man convince lawyers, judges, and politicians that they & rsquo;re about to execute an innocent man?
Nigerian God-Punk & ndash; a powerful and atmospheric urban fantasy set in Lagos.Since the Orisha War that rained thousands of deities down on the streets of Lagos, David Mogo, demigod, scours Eko's dank underbelly for a living wage as a freelance Godhunter. Despite pulling his biggest feat yet by capturing a high god for a renowned Eko wizard, David knows his job's bad luck. He's proved right when the wizard conjures a legion of Taboos-feral godling-child hybrids-to seize Lagos for himself. To fix his mistake and keep Lagos standing, David teams up with his foster wizard, the high god's twin sister and a speech-impaired Muslim teenage girl to defeat the wizard.
Tremors In The Blood: Murder, Obsession And The Birth Of The Lie Detector
& lsquo;A wonderful book & rsquo; - Guardian
Truth, murder and the birth of the lie detector
Henry Wilkens burst through the doors of the emergency room covered in his wife & rsquo;s blood. But was he a grieving husband, or a ruthless killer who & rsquo;d conspired with bandits to have her murdered?
To find out, the San Francisco police turned to technology, and a new machine that had just been invented in Berkeley by a rookie detective, a visionary police chief, and a teenage magician with a showman & rsquo;s touch.
John Larson, Gus Vollmer and Leonarde Keeler hoped the lie detector would make the justice system fairer but the flawed device soon grew too powerful for them to control. It poisoned their lives, turned fast friends into bitter enemies, and as it conquered America and the world, it transformed our relationship with the truth in ways that are still being felt.
As new forms of lie detection gain momentum in the present day, Tremors in the Blood reveals the incredible truth behind the creation of the polygraph, through gripping true crime cases featuring explosive gunfights, shocking twists and high-stakes courtroom drama.
Touching on psychology, technology and the science of the truth, Tremors in the Blood is a vibrant, atmospheric thriller, and a warning from history: be careful what you believe.
Promise Boys is a blockbuster, dark academia mystery about three teens of color who must investigate their principal & rsquo;s murder to clear their own names. This page turning thriller is perfect for fans of Karen McManus, Jason Reynolds, Angie Thomas, and Holly Jackson."Thrilling, captivating, and blade sharp." Karen M. McManus, #1 New York Times bestselling author of One of Us Is LyingThe prestigious Urban Promise Prep school might look pristine on the outside, but deadly secrets lurk within. When the principal ends up murdered on school premises and the cops come sniffing around, a trio of students J.B., Ram & oacute;n, and Trey emerge as the prime suspects. They had the means, they had the motive . . . and they may have had the murder weapon. But with all three maintaining their innocence, they must band together to track down the real killer before they are arrested. Or is the true culprit hiding among them?Find out who killed Principal Moore in Nick Brooks's murder mystery, Promise Boys The Hate U Give meets One of Us Is Lying."A brilliant pulls-no-punches mystery." Adam Silvera, #1 New York Times bestselling author of They Both Die at the End
Goldfish Have No Hiding Place By James Hadley Chase
Steve Manson's magazine dealt in corruption: he attacked the rich, the powerful and the famous - and he made enemies. In a job like that, you couldn't afford to have dirty secrets of your own. With the whole town itching for you to make a slip, it was like living in a goldfish bowl.
But Steve had lived clean - until his beautiful, extravagant wife was caught shoplifting, and suddenly he was up to his neck in the dirtiest secrets of all - blackmail and murder.
The Vulture Is A Patient Bird By James Hadley Chase
A brilliant but sadistic safe-breaker; a beautiful seductress; an expert young hunter and an ace pilot with a shady past - this is the team that undercover operator Armo Shalik assembles to steal the priceless Borgia ring from millionaire Max Kahlenberg's closely guarded fortress in the remote and deadly African bush.
But when Kahlenberg finds out they are coming, the gang's expedition turns into a strictly one-way safari - to slaughter ...
'Insanely readable' Observer
& ldquo;Sacking the Potter is a gripping play. & rdquo; & mdash; Literary Everything
Michael Owoyemi is about to close a multi-million dollar business deal on behalf of his demanding employer. On the Monday morning scheduled for the closure of the deal, Biola Owoyemi, his usually reserved wife, physically restrains him from leaving their Ibadan home, insisting that he must stay at home to protect her and their first and only child, their two-month old son, from unnamed forces keen on snatching their child away from them. Trapped in his own home on a day with serious make-or-mar potential on his career, Michael Owoyemi employs every device he can conjure to resolve the first crisis in his three-year old marriage. With a supporting cast of family and friends, some of his choices lead to a gripping tale of betrayal and mysterious consequences.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Bolaji Olatunde is a Nigerian author who lives and works in Abuja. Sacking the Potter was among the three shortlisted plays for the 2016 Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) Drama Prize. His second novel, Hang No Clothes Here, was published in August 2017 by Parresia Publishers, Lagos, under its imprint Origami Books. Hang No Clothes Here was shortlisted for the 2018 Association of Nigerian Authors Prose Fiction Prize.
From the moment Lee Dedrick, husband of the fourth richest woman in the world, disappears, believed kidnapped, Vic Malloy of Universal Services is snarled up in a vicious vortex of murder, glamorous women and violent non-stop action. The curtain goes up on the sprawled, lifeless body of Dedrick's chauffeur, shot to death by an unknown hand. A frightened and lovely brunette flits across the scene, but vanishes almost immediately, shooting from a well-turned hip. Five hundred thousand dollars ransom is paid over to the invisible kidnappers, but Lee Dedrick is not returned.
The whole of the country as far north as San Francisco and as far south as Los Angeles joins in the hunt for the kidnappers. Nick Perelli, gambler, is framed for the kidnapping and is arrested. Determined to save him and to find the real kidnappers, Vic Malloy, with his aides Paula Bensinger and Jack Kerman, takes a header into this mystery and intrigue which finally lands him in a situation of unparalleled danger and horror. Then, after the most gruesome and exciting experience of his already turbulent career, Malloy finds the key to the riddle of Dedrick's kidnapping. (less)
Hidden In Plain Sight - A Detective William Warwick Novel
Jeffrey Archer's Hidden in Plain Sight is the second novel featuring Detective William Warwick, by the master storyteller and #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Clifton ChroniclesWilliam Warwick has been promoted to Detective Sergeant, but his promotion means that he, along with the rest of his team, have been reassigned to the Drugs Squad. They are immediately tasked with apprehending Khalil Rashidi, a notorious drug dealer, who operates his extensive network out of South London.As the investigation progresses, William runs into enemies old and new: Adrian Heath, from his school days, now a street dealer who he convinces to turn informer; and financier Miles Faulkner, who makes a mistake that could finally see him put behind bars. Meanwhile, William and his fianc & eacute;e Beth enjoy making preparations for their upcoming wedding, though an unpleasant surprise awaits them at the altar.As William & rsquo;s team closes the net around a criminal network like none they have ever faced before, he devises a trap they would never expect, one that is hidden in plain sight . . .
Every year at Afobiri High School, a student diesEbere thinks there is a killer on the loose & hellip;A year after their best friend, Janet Uzor drowns, Pamela and Ebere are trying to cope and move on in their own unique ways. Pamela buries her emotions, while Ebere has been on a mission to find out what really happened to their friend, an excellent swimmer, whose death seems unfair and unconscionable.When Pamela begins to receive sinister letters threatening her life, she finally has to confront her fears. With the help of Ebere, on/off boyfriend Eche, good friend Daniel Kalio, she sets out to find out who is after her. But to succeed, they must first unravel the mystery behind Janet & rsquo;s death before the clock runs out and Pamela finds herself at the mercy of a bloodthirsty killer. & ldquo;This is a remarkable story filled with so many twists and turns it will send you swivelling; and when the spinning finally stops you & rsquo;re left staring, astounded, at a most unexpected finale. & rdquo;
Victoria Afe Inegbedion, author of & lsquo;A-Files & rsquo;
