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A Beautiful Place To Die (2008)

by Malla Nunn(Favorite Author)
3.88 of 5 Votes: 1
ISBN
1416586202 (ISBN13: 9781416586203)
languge
English
publisher
Atria
series
Detective Emmanuel Cooper
review 1: This is the second Malla Nunn Detective Emmanuel Cooper I have read and the first in the series. The story takes place in South Africa in 1952. This is a fast paced action mystery occurring in the context of the injustices and craziness of appartheid. Violence and sex are key elements of the story, but not as gratituous additions. I will continue to read Nunn's novels and recommend them as good reads.
review 2: I'm glad this novel is part of a series because I want to read more about South African detective Emmanuel Cooper. Of mixed race, Cooper lives as the policies of apartheid are becoming more and more restrictive; these laws are almost another character in the novel as there are places people of different races cannot go and things they cannot do that limi
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lovelovelove22
Interesting story and not one I would have picked up on my own. A veey good read.
jane
Really enjoyed this book, a simple story, down to earth but extremely engaging.
joanna415
Cannot wait to read the rest of the series. Malla Nunn is brilliant.
JadeashLey
Riveting mystery. A few twists and turns. Highly recommend
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