Melville House Publishing
September 2011
On Sale: September 13, 2011
176 pages ISBN: 1935554646 EAN: 9781612190075 Kindle: B004J4XG9U Paperback / e-Book Add to Wish List
In Madison, Wisconsin, itβs a big deal when African peace activist Joshua Hakizimanaβfamous for saving hundreds of people from the Rwandan genocideβaccepts a position at the university. When a young girl is found murdered on his doorstep. For local police Detective Ishmaelβan African-American in an βextremely whiteβ townβit seems like the kind of crime that happens in an area where the Ku Klux Klan still holds rallies. But then he gets a mysterious phone call: βIf you want the truth, you must go to its source. The truth is in the past. Come to Nairobi.β Itβs the beginning of a journey that will take Ishmael to a place still vibrating from the surrounding genocide, where big-oil money rules and where the local cops shoot 'rst and ask questions later. And although itβs the land of his ancestors, it becomes a disorienting and terrifying quest through the slums of Nairobi, a place where knowing the truth about history can kill you.
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