A Beautiful Place to Die

Posted on 11 June 2018 by Malla Nunn

Award winning screenwriter Malla Nunn delivers a stunning and darkly romantic crime novel set in 1950s apartheid South Africa, featuring Detective Emmanuel Cooper a man caught up in a time and place where racial tensions and the raw hunger for power make life very dangerous indeed.In a morally complex tale rich with authenticity, Nunn takes readers to Jacob s Rest, a tiny town on the border between South Africa and Mozambique It is 1952, and new apartheid laws have recently gone into effect, dividing a nation into black and white while supposedly healing the political rifts between the Afrikaners and the English Tensions simmer as the fault line between the oppressed and the oppressors cuts deeper, but it s not until an Afrikaner police officer is found dead that emotions dangerous than anyone thought possible boil to the surface.When Detective Emmanuel Cooper, an Englishman, begins investigating the murder, his mission is preempted by the powerful police Security Branch, who are dedicated to their campaign to flush out black communist radicals But Detective Cooper isn t interested in political expediency and has never been one for making friends He may be modest, but he radiates intelligence and certainly won t be getting on his knees before those in power Instead, he strikes out on his own, following a trail of clues that lead him to uncover a shocking forbidden love and the imperfect life of Captain Pretorius, a man whose relationships with the black and coloured residents of the town he ruled were complicated and human than anyone could have imagined.The first in her Detective Emmanuel Cooper series, A Beautiful Place to Die marks the debut of a talented writer who reads like a brilliant combination of Raymond Chandler and Graham Greene It is a tale of murder, passion, corruption, and the corrosive double standard that defined an apartheid nation I Free Download A Beautiful Place to Die author Malla Nunn For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr 4.5 the house is in disarray stars 2016 Honorable Mention Ms Nunn has written a detective debut that is riveting, intense, complex and compelling.I was about to start Les Miserables but decided I wanted something shorter and my murder mystery fanatic buddy sent this my way.Well, I did not do a stitch of housework this weekend as all I wanted to do is read this book The book takes place in 1950 s South Africa where apartheid is about to begin in full swing and a Dutch Police Chief is 4.5 the house is in disarray stars 2016 Honorable Mention Ms Nunn has written a detective debut that is riveting, intense, complex and compelling.I was about to star...This is a stunningly good debut novel The writing is very assured and the characters complex and well developed Set in the South Africa of 1952, with new apartheid rules introduced to segregate black from white, Detective Emmanuel Cooper is sent to investigate the murder of an Afrikaner police captain in a small town on the bor...Malla Nunn writes with such a sure and steady hand that it s hard to believe this is a first novel She really knows how to string you along with the mystery, keeping you reading as the secret lives of the characters are slowly revealed The mystery itself is excellent, but the intimate look at rural apartheid in South Africa is equally as interesting, if notso The story takes place in 1952, s...Excellent debut novel by Mala Nunn, takes place in 1952 south Africa as the new apartheid laws are being encoded and enforced Detective Sergeant Emmanuel Cooper, a WWII veteran, is sent to a small town to investigate the murder of the local police captain what follows is a tale of complex racial relationships, family pride and power, negotiating the new laws while trying to solve a murder, and dealing with other forces of government who may not care who is really guilty.Well written, with an Excellent debut novel by Mala Nunn, takes place in 1952 south Africa as the new apartheid laws are being encoded and enforced Detective Sergeant Emmanuel Cooper, a WWII veteran, is sent to a small town to investigate the murder of the local police captain what follows is a tale of complex racial relationsh...What a brilliant book My first Malla Nunn, and what a beginning Detective Emmanuel Cooper found himself in Jacobs Rest, a tiny town situated on the border of South Africa and Mozambique Hed been sent there to investigate a suspected homicide, but his superior was convinced it was a hoax, so only spared Emmanuel to check it out But what he found was an Afrikaner police captain who had been...I m sort of in two minds about this book I liked the style of writing and Emmanuel Cooper, the protagonist and detective in this story The story itself was a little less exciting, and, at times, downright confusing There was a lot of talk of sex and at times it felt very graphic and unpleasant, as well as a rather unnecessary amount of violence and gore I know this story was meant to give the reader a glimpse of South Africa in the 50s, and maybe the author painted an accurate picture, I I m sort of in two minds about this book I liked the style of writing and Emmanuel Cooper, the protagonist and detective in this story The story itself was a little less exc...If you love police procedurals get on this series right now The author is only three books in and they are absolutely fantastic I love a great mystery, especially one that can educate me on a part of history I know nothing about beyond the basics The hero of the books is English police detective Emmanuel Cooper, trying to balance the tensions of learning the truth to solve the case, and the racial policies of 1950s apartheid South Africa The white police captain has been found murdered in If you love police procedurals get on...Very nice beginning to a series, though still a bit rough in places There is plenty of room to grow with characters like Nunn has created, and much physical beauty in the landscape One can just see the heat and smell the air The cariacatures created to people the Security Forces are much too clownish to give a deep sense of evil, but perhaps that is the tone Nunn wished to establish After all, real evil is off putting in the extreme It may be good enough to sketch it without giving it a Very nice beginning to a series, though still a bit rough in places There is plenty of room to grow with characters like Nunn has created, and much physical beauty in the landscape One can just see the heat and smell the air The cariacatures created to people the Security Forces are m...An excellent read, combining an exciting detective story with well told descriptions of South African locales and life before Mandela It is infuriating to read of the official intolerance and persecution of coloreds and blacks by despicable, hateful whites This w...This is a new author for me and a new setting for a story The book is set in 1952 in South Africa Our protagonist is Detective Sgt Emmanuel Cooper, an Englishman Cooper has been sent out of the Johannesburg office to investigate a murder in Jacobs Rest, a small village of inbred Afrikaner farmers A body of a man has been found floating in the river It turns out that the victim is Captain Willem Pretorius, the head of the local police Cooper arrives alone without back up unaware the victim This is a new author for me and a new setting for a story The book is set in 1952 in South Africa Our protagonist is Detective Sgt Emmanu...

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11 June 2018

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