Let the Dead Lie: An Emmanuel Cooper Mystery
Registered by darkpunkangel of Barrie, Ontario Canada on 10/14/2012
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From Publishers Weekly
With this gripping sequel set in South Africa in 1953, Nunn, who is also a screenwriter, proves that her impressive debut novel, A Beautiful Place to Die, was no fluke. A former police detective sergeant, Emmanuel Cooper is now working undercover on the docks of Durban Harbor to document police corruption for his old boss, Major van Niekerk. When Emmanuel comes across the body of a white slum kid, who ran errands in the port area, with his throat slit, he observes that the notebook the 11-year-old boy used to record orders is missing. The authorities regard Emmanuel as the prime suspect in this crime as well as in the subsequent murders of a landlady and her black maid, whose throats are also cut. Van Niekerk manages to get Emmanuel out of jail, but with a strict two-day deadline to find the real killer. Nunn deftly balances suspense and deduction as she offers a revealing glimpse into South African society under the segregation laws promulgated by the ruling National Party.
With this gripping sequel set in South Africa in 1953, Nunn, who is also a screenwriter, proves that her impressive debut novel, A Beautiful Place to Die, was no fluke. A former police detective sergeant, Emmanuel Cooper is now working undercover on the docks of Durban Harbor to document police corruption for his old boss, Major van Niekerk. When Emmanuel comes across the body of a white slum kid, who ran errands in the port area, with his throat slit, he observes that the notebook the 11-year-old boy used to record orders is missing. The authorities regard Emmanuel as the prime suspect in this crime as well as in the subsequent murders of a landlady and her black maid, whose throats are also cut. Van Niekerk manages to get Emmanuel out of jail, but with a strict two-day deadline to find the real killer. Nunn deftly balances suspense and deduction as she offers a revealing glimpse into South African society under the segregation laws promulgated by the ruling National Party.
This was a really great read! I was hooked from start to finish.
RES for a Bookmoocher.
RES for a Bookmoocher.
Journal Entry 3 by darkpunkangel at Bookmooch.com, A book trading site -- Controlled Releases on Tuesday, October 22, 2013
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Sent today! Hope you will enjoy the book!
Journal Entry 4 by 
crimson-tide
at Balingup, Western Australia Australia on Tuesday, November 5, 2013
crimson-tide at Balingup, Western Australia Australia on Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Mooched!! Thanks heaps darkpunkangel, and thanks for the postcard too. :-)
I've seen lots of great reviews re this book. Unfortunately I still need to find the first in the series before diving into this one.
I've seen lots of great reviews re this book. Unfortunately I still need to find the first in the series before diving into this one.
Second book of the series featuring Emmanuel Cooper, this is again an excellent read. Nunn has a gift of being able to brilliantly depict time and place. Cooper is in different circumstances from the first novel, both personally and geographically, with this one having an urban setting around the port area of Durban rather than a rural setting. Cooper's character develops and we also meet up with other old friends. It's well written, interesting, and feels 'real'.
Now will soon be off travelling to keeta1 as a wishlist tag.
Now will soon be off travelling to keeta1 as a wishlist tag.
Journal Entry 6 by crimson-tide at Balingup, Western Australia Australia on Wednesday, March 16, 2016
crimson-tide at Balingup, Western Australia Australia on Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Released 8 yrs ago (3/16/2016 UTC) at Balingup, Western Australia Australia
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Off in the mail to keeta1 in New Zealand as a tag in the Australasia Wishlist Tag Game.
Hope you enjoy it!
Hope you enjoy it!
Thank you crimson-tide - the book arrived today :)
Just having a quick flick through, I recognized a lot of the names of streets and towns, so this should be an interesting read. We lived in a small town on the coast between Durban and Stanger.
Just having a quick flick through, I recognized a lot of the names of streets and towns, so this should be an interesting read. We lived in a small town on the coast between Durban and Stanger.
A good read and good follow-on from A Beautiful Place to Die.
Journal Entry 9 by 
keeta1
at Howick Post Office in Howick, Auckland Province New Zealand on Thursday, January 12, 2017
keeta1 at Howick Post Office in Howick, Auckland Province New Zealand on Thursday, January 12, 2017
Released 7 yrs ago (1/12/2017 UTC) at Howick Post Office in Howick, Auckland Province New Zealand
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