An edition of The African poison murders (1939)

The African poison murders

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The African poison murders
Elspeth Huxley, Elspeth Huxley
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An edition of The African poison murders (1939)

The African poison murders

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This mystery is set in East Africa (country not specified) just prior to World War II. It was written in the late 1930's and published in 1939. Author Huxley was brought up in this area and brings vivid and authentic description and characters to the story. Huxley is most widely known for her memoir The Flame Trees of Thika. The story is the third and last in a short series featuring CID Inspector Vachell. The story highlights the unrest prior to WWII, felt by both the German and English settlers in this part of colonial Africa. Inspector Vachell is brought in to investigate Nazi activities and several unsettling and gruesome local acts. Things are brought to a head when a local farmer dies. Is it murder or an unfortunate accident?

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Garland Pub. Co.
Language
English
Pages
279

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Subjects

Fiction, Police, Mystery, colonial Africa, Fiction, general, Large type books, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Africa, fiction, History

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Africa

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1939
Edition Availability
Cover of: The African poison murders
The African poison murders
1989, Penguin Books
in English
Cover of: Africa Poison Murders counter display
Africa Poison Murders counter display
May 1, 1989, Penguin (Non-Classics)
Unknown Binding
Cover of: The African Poison Murders
The African Poison Murders
Jan 01, 1988, Books on Tape, Inc.
audio cassette
Cover of: The African poison murders
The African poison murders
1988, ISIS Large Print
in English - [Large print ed.]
Cover of: The African poison murders
The African poison murders
1988, Viking
in English
Cover of: African Poison Murders (Mastercrime)
African Poison Murders (Mastercrime)
March 1, 1986, Tuttle+publishing
Paperback
Cover of: The African poison murder.
The African poison murder.
1985, Dent
in English
Cover of: The African poison murders
The African poison murders
1981, Perennial Library
in English
Cover of: The African poison murders
The African poison murders
1976, Garland Pub. Co.
in English
Cover of: The African poison murders
The African poison murders
1940, Harper
in English - 1st ed.
Cover of: The African poison murders
The African poison murders
1939, Dent
in English

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Edition Notes

Reprint of the ed. published by Harper, New York.

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New York
Series
Fifty classics of crime fiction, 1900-1950 ; 28

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
823/.9/12
Library of Congress
PZ3.H982 Af23, PR6015.U92 Af23

The Physical Object

Pagination
279 p. ;
Number of pages
279

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL5214776M
ISBN 10
0824023773
LCCN
75044985
OCLC/WorldCat
2552484
Goodreads
3959383

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