The discovery of a decaying body in the bush off a remote mountain
road in Uganda's Western Province sparks off a complex, exacting
investigation to find the killers, punctuated by flashes of
intuition and some bizarre twists of fate. Dead End at Buffalo
Corner's author, D.J. 'Jock' Macdonald, who headed up the
investigation, was an Assistant Superintendent in the Colonial
Police in charge of a 2000 square mile district straddling the
equator in the shadow of the fabled Mountains of the Moon. Against
the background of the disruption caused by a massive influx of
refugees over his border, he brings vividly to life the people,
places and events surrounding the brutal murder of Joseph Henri
Mazy, a Belgian fleeing to Uganda from the growing violence
engulfing the Congo's independence in 1960. Dead End at Buffalo
Corner is a true police procedural, rich in detail, leading the
reader through every step of the case, just as it happened. It is
also a rare piece of social history, giving an equally accurate
picture of a slice of a life - now gone for ever - in Uganda's
final years as a British Protectorate.
General
Imprint: |
Tishtosh
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
April 2014 |
First published: |
April 2014 |
Authors: |
D.J. Macdonald
|
Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 21mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
398 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-615-93022-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
True stories >
Crime
Promotions
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LSN: |
0-615-93022-0 |
Barcode: |
9780615930220 |
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