A Dancer in the Dust

(, UK Airports ed)

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A story of guilt, murder and politics set in Africa and New York from the acknowledged master of psychological suspense. Twenty years ago, Ray Campbell was an idealistic aid worker in the newly independent African state of Lubanda. He fell in love there with Martine, a native white Lubandan. Martine tried to make Ray see that all actions have consequences, but he couldn't, not until it was too late... When a friend from his time in Africa is found dead in a New York alley, Ray is forced to return to Lubanda and to a past he's spent a lifetime trying to forget...

Reviews

Who but Thomas H. Cook could blend love and death with such seamless elegance -- Harlan Coben
A master of the unexpected ending * New York Times *
Writes with uncommon insight, elegance, and emotional intelligence * The Times *
Cook remains one of the most accomplished writers in the genre * Financial Times *
This title deserves to win an award in its plot, scope and writing. While the pace is gentle, it grips you with its language and characters and the issues it raises have you thinking for a long time. It is a novel I shall certainly remember * The Press Association *
A work of art. A crime does take place, but, whilst the reader is concerned to find out who committed it and why, it is used mainly as a means of exploring the main themes of the novel * Crime Review *

Author Bio

Thomas H. Cook won an Edgar award for his novel The Chatham School Affair and has been shortlisted for the award seven times, most recently with Sandrine.