When Miss Hazelstone of Jacaranda Park kills her Zulu cook in a sensational crime of passion, the gallant members of the South African police force are soon upon the scene: Kommandant van Heerden, whose secret longing for the heart of an English gentleman leads to the most memorable transplant operation yet recorded: Luitenant Verkramp of the Security Branch, ever active in the pursuit of Communist cells; Konstabel Els, with his propensity for shooting first and not thinking later - and also for forcing himself upon African women in a manner legally reserved for male members of their own race. In the course of the strange events which follow, we encounter some very esoteric perversions and some even more amazing perversions of justice when Miss Hazelstone's brother, the Bishop of Barotseland, is sentenced to be hanged on the ancient gallows in the local prison.
Piemburg Serie
Questa serie offre uno sguardo satirico e dark humor sull'Africa del Sud coloniale, mescolando le assurdità del lavoro di polizia con personaggi eccentrici e convenzioni sociali. Seguite un mix di crimini bizzarri, indagini non convenzionali e critiche taglienti ai pregiudizi e alle ingiustizie contemporanee. Ogni narrazione espone il lato oscuro della vita apparentemente idilliaca, fornendo una lente unica sulla società dell'epoca.
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Indecent Exposure. Mohrenwäsche, englische Ausgabe
- 352pagine
- 13 ore di lettura
Sharpe’s second South African novel is a riot of hilarity when the local constabulary sets out to terrorize true Englishmen and even truer Zulus, in its relentless search for a perfect South Africa.