Murder at Government House

by Elspeth Huxley

Book Overview

Life at Government House in the African colony of Chania seems relaxed and booming though Olivia Brandeis, a young anthropologist, senses trouble brewing. And when the governor, Sir Malcolm McLeod, is... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 067082318X
• ISBN13: 9780670823185
• Release Date: September 1988
• Publisher: Viking Books
• Length: 231 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Murder for power

Dig into the social and political machinations of Kenyan politics during the empire, when there was talk of joining colonies under one administration. This is a who-done-it involving characters of great interest, the sometimes oddball, sometimes absolutely correct characters who lived and governed in Kenya before independence. Elspeth Huxley does it again, writing a mystery based on her knowledge of Kenya and its inhabitants, and the machinations of the society.