Author:Nicholas Drayson
For lovers of Alexander McCall Smith, the engaging follow up to Nicholas Drayson's much-loved A Guide to the Birds of East Africa sees the return of Mr Malik and the East African Ornithological Society.
Mr Malik has been busy planning the Asadi Club's annual safari. But a series of crimes puts the club's very existence at risk. It is up to Mr Malik and Co. to solve a decades-old murder, recover the club mascot and identify, once and for all, the most dangerous beast in Africa.
Not to mention his only daughter may, or may not, be getting married in a week.
Will Mr Malik again prevail over Kenyan politics, a reluctant bride and unrevealed secrets?
'A book of immense charm; a sort of P G Wodehouse meets Alexander McCall Smith' Joanne Harris on A Guide to the Birds of East Africa
'A delightful comedy... It invites comparison to The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency books, but it's original and, if anything, has more depth' Daily Mail on A Guide to the Birds of East Africa
Nicholas Drayson was born in England and lived in Australia since 1982, where he studied zoology and gained a PhD in 19th-century Australian natural history writing and two daughters. He has worked as a journalist in the UK, Kenya and Australia, writing for publications such as the Daily Telegraph and Australian Geographic. He is the author of three previous novels, Confessing a Murder, Love and the Platypus and A Guide to the Birds of East Africa (Penguin, 2008). He is now wandering through England aboard his boat, the Summer Breeze.
A book of immense charm; a sort of P G Wodehouse meets Alexander McCall Smith
—— Joanne Harris , on A Guide to the Birds of East AfricaA delightful comedy... It invites comparison to The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency books, but it's original and, if anything, has more depth
—— Daily Mail on A Guide to the Birds of East AfricaA gentle alternative world just waiting to be explored...put aside your woes and cares and give yourself a treat
—— Guy Pringle , newbooksWritten with the muscular force of Lee Child and the geo-political foresight of Frederick Forsyth, it announces the arrival of a new heroine.
—— Daily MailWith exotic locations, a twisty plot and plenty of violent action, it’s a fresh and punchy thriller.
—— Sunday MirrorLean and mean thriller featuring Vanessa Michael Munroe … owes much to The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. But Stevens stamps the novel with her own bleak, punishing, bullet-flying outlook …Out of that gloomy intensity comes edgy suspense.
—— KirkusStevens’s harrowing third Vanessa Michael Munroe novel…Munroe remains as compelling as ever: violent yet protective of innocence, imprisoned by not only her past but also the choices she has made in response to it, and painfully conscious of her closeness to sanity’s edge
—— Publishers WeeklyA globe-trotting thriller. . . . The Informationist is an accessible, crisply told tale
—— NYTimes.comStevens’s blazingly brilliant debut introduces a great new action heroine, Vanessa Michael Munroe, who doesn’t have to kick over a hornet’s nest to get attention, though her feral, take-no-prisoners attitude reflects the fire of Stieg Larsson’s Lisbeth Salander….Thriller fans will eagerly await the sequel to this high-octane page-turner.
—— Publishers WeeklyA heroine every bit as provocative as Stieg Larsson’s Lisbeth Salander.
—— The Dallas Morning NewsPart Lisbeth Salander, part Jason Bourne, Munroe comes out swinging hard again. . . . A gritty, suspenseful novel.
—— Library Journal
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