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Mysteries Set in Africa

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March 2000
Compiled by Charlotte Bradshaw of San Mateo County Library, from contributions by the members of Fiction_L.

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Ball, John Dudley Singapore (1986)
Casley, Dennis (Kenya) Death Underfoot Death Undertow
Christie, Agatha Man In The Brown Suit
Durant, Isadore Death Among the Fossils (1999) (Anthropology, East Africa)
Fox, James White Mischief (Kenya, 1940'strue crime)
Francis, Dick Smokescreen (1972)
Gordimer, Nadine (S. Africa) The House of Gun (not necessarily mystery)
Head, Matthew Cabinda Affair (1949) Devil in the Bush
Huxley, Elspeth African Poison Murders (1988) Murder at the Government House (1988) Murder on Safari (Kenya)
Jay, Charlotte Beat Not The Bones
Jones, J.D.F. The Buchan Papers (1997) (S. Africa, Boer War)
Kiefer, Warren The Lingala Code (1972) (Congo)
King, Francis Act of Darkness (psychological suspense)
Knox, Bill Lake of Fury (1996) (Egypt, 1870's)
Kohler, Sheila Cracks (1999, S. Africa)
Linscott, Gillian Murder, I Presume (1990)
Mackin, Jeanne Dreams of Empire (1996)
Mankell, Henning The White Lioness (1998) (S. Africa, 1990's)
McClure, James Tromp Kramer & Mickey Zondi Mysteries, (Trekkersburg, S. Africa)

1 - Song Dog (1991)

2 - Steam Pig (1971)

3 - Caterpillar Cop (1972)

4 - Gooseberry Fool (1974)

5 - Snake (1975)

6 - Sunday Hangman (1977)

7 - Blood of an Englishman (1980)

8- Artful Egg (1984)

McQuillan, Karin Jazz Jasper Mysteries, Kenya Photo Safari Company

1 - Deadly Safari (1990)

2 - Elephant's Safari (1993)

3 - Cheetah Chase (1994)

Pearce, Michael Mamur Zapt Series, Egypt
Peters, Elizabeth Amelia Peabody Series

1 - Crocodile on the Sandbank (1975)

2 - Curse of the Pharoahs (1981)

3 - The Mummy Case (1985)

4 - Lion in the Valley (1986)

5 - Deeds of the Disturber (1988)

6 - The Last Camel Died at Noon (1991)

7 - The Snake, the Crocodile, and the Dog (1992)

8 - The Hippopotamus Pool (1996)

9 - Seeing a Large Cat (1997)

10 - The Ape Who Guards The Balance (1998)

11 - The Falcon at the Portal (1999)

Robinson, Lynda S. Murder in the Place of Anubis (Ancient Egypt)
Sanders, Lawrence (Troubleshooter for an American oil company) Tangent Objective (1976) Tangent Factor (1978)
Scholefield, Alan Sea Cave (S. Africa)
Sharpe, Tom Riotous Assembly (1987)
Smith, David Timbuktu (1983) (Nigeria)
Smith, Wilbur Eye of the Tiger (Mozambique) Flight of the Falcon (1860's Africa)
Leopard Hunts in Darkness (Zimbabwe) The Sunbird
The Courtneys (set in S. Africa, adventures)

1 - When the Lion Feeds

2 - Sound of Thunder Roar

3 - Sparrow Falls

Stuart, Ian The Margin (1988)
Wiley, Richard Ahmed's Revenge (1998) (Kenya, 1970's)
Wyllie, John Skull Still Bone (1975) Death Is A DrumBeating Forever



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