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With a new introduction by James Wood
Scobie, a police officer serving in a wartime west-African state, is distrusted — being scrupulously honest and immune to bribery. But then he falls in love, and in so doing, he is forced to betray everything he believes in, with drastic and tragic consequences.
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Scobie, a police officer serving in a war-time West African state, is distrusted, being scrupulously honest and immune to bribery. But then he falls in love, and in doing so is forced to betray everything he believes in, with tragic consequences.
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- PublisherPenguin Books
- Publication date1978
- ISBN 10 0140017895
- ISBN 13 9780140017892
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages272
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