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World War II is raging, but in this dusty backwater of the Belgian Congo, the most pressing problem is finding a cold beer. That's the case at least for Hooper Talliaferro, a genial U.S. government flunkey sent to Africa on a vague errand related to the war effort. What he finds at the failing Congo-Ruizi plantation won't help the Allies much. Like colonialism itself, the owner is dying of a slow poison, and neither his bitter round-heeled wife nor the plantation manager, drowning in gin and mysterious guilt, can muster the energy to care. But along with Hooper arrives Dr. Mary Finney, a formidable missionary with both moral outrage and sleuthing skills to spare. Like an irresistible cross between Agatha Christie and Alexander McCall Smith (with a dash of Anton Chekhov), Devil in the Bush introduces Dr. Finney as a sort of blunt-spoken Yankee Miss Marple, with likeable, lightweight Hooper-the series narrator-standing by as her faithful scribe.
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The Devil in the Bush
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The Devil in the Bush
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The Devil In The Bush
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. A Fine edition in a price-clipped Near Fine dust-jacket that has shelfwear; This novel is set in the Australian outback and follows the story of a young man named Will as he is sent to prison for a crime he did not commit. While in prison, Will becomes attached to a group of inmates who teach him about the bush and the native Australian way of life. When Will is released from prison, he is determined to find his way back to the bush and reconnect with the group of inmates he loved so much.; 8vo; 184 pages; Price? ? ? Seller Inventory # 56154