Night Runners

(Paperback)

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On Mollel's return from Hell's Gate he is put on duty in Dandora, a Nairobi slum infamous for its teeming rubbish dump - home to scavengers and shadowy rulers - and Night Runners, who are said to be possessed by the devil. While witnessing a near-riot, Mollel is approached by a young girl called Miriam who is refusing to speak to anyone other than the 'Masaai cop'. Miriam's sixteen-year-old sister Fatima has disappeared, and Fatima's school and father - an ambitious local councillor - seem to be covering something up.

So begins an odyssey into Nairobi's underworld which will take Mollel - aided by his streetwise son Adam - from rap clubs to voodoo healers, as the detective tries to find the missing girl and come to terms with his fractured past in a city where no one will tell him the truth.

Reviews

A compulsive whodunnit set in Kenya, where tribal politics can get you killed - Mail on Sunday

[An] outstanding debut... The good news is that it is the first in a projected series - more, please - Guardian

[Mollel] promises to be a fine addition to the ranks of fictional detectives - Sunday Times

A smashing debut, as fleet-footed as the warrior himself. It will make you long for the next instalment - Financial Times on THE HONEY GUIDE

Author Bio

Richard Crompton is an ex-BBC journalist who moved to East Africa several years ago with his wife, a human rights lawyer who worked on the Rwanda genocide trials. Richard won the DAILY TELEGRAPH Short Story Award in 2010.

http://richardcrompton.com/about/

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