Books by Malla Nunn (3)


1.

A Beautiful Place to Die by Malla Nunn EN

Rating: 4     22 Votes
Country: Africa / Eswatini flag Swaziland
Description:
Jacob's Rest, a tiny town on the border between South Africa and Mozambique, 1952. An Afrikaner police officer is found dead. Detective Emmanuel Cooper, an Englishman, begins investigating the murder following a trail of clues that lead him to uncover as
Recommended: 23 Sep 2023

2.

Present Darkness : A Novel by Malla Nunn EN

Rating: 4.5     6 Votes
Country: Africa / Eswatini flag Swaziland
Description:
A tale set in the harsh world of apartheid South Africa finds Detective Emmanuel Cooper cancelling his holiday plans to learn the truth about his best friend's wrongful murder charge by a high-profile white teen, a case that pits him against violent gangs and corrupt government officials. By the author of A Beautiful Place to Die. Original.
Genre Crime
Recommended: 22 Sep 2023

3.

When the Ground Is Hard by Malla Nunn EN

Rating: 3     1 Vote
Country: Africa / Eswatini flag Swaziland
Description:
Edgar Award nominee stuns in this heartrending tale set in a Swaziland boarding school where two girls of different castes bond over a shared copy of Jane Eyre. Adele Joubert loves being one of the popular girls at Keziah Christian Academy. She knows the upcoming semester at school is going to be great with her best friend Delia at her side. Then Delia dumps her for a new girl with more money, and Adele is forced to share a room with Lottie, the school pariah, who doesn't pray and defies teachers' orders. But as they share a copy of Jane Eyre, Lottie's gruff exterior and honesty grow on Adele,... continue
Recommended: 20 Sep 2022


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