Historical May 1984 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
Death in Kenya, by M. M. Kaye, St. Martin’s Press, 1983.
This story was first published in 1958 under the title Later Than You Think. Victoria, the central character, is offered a position at “Flamingo,” the family estate in Kenya’s Rift Valley.
She accepts, even though she knows she will once again see Eden DeBrett, the man to whom she was once engaged.
When she arrives she realizes the household is recovering from a Mau Mau revolt and is in a state of grief because of a recent murder. Other tragic happenings follow amidst the exotic background of Kenya, but a logical and surprising climax brings the book to a satisfying end and Victoria finds love and peace in this rambling house in Kenya.
The story ends with a quotation from Macbeth: “Had I but died an hour before this chance, I had lived a blessed time.” Death in Zanzibar, by M. M. Kaye, St. Martin’s Press, 1983.
A young woman, Dany Askton, had dreamed all her life of a trip to Zanzibar and when she finally finds herself there, she is in the middle of intrigue and mortal danger.
Her stepfather had invited her to Zanzibar for a vacation, but she gets caught up in a search for gold along with other members of the household.
It becomes clear that one of them is a ruthless murderer; yet, she is thrown into the arms of a man she loves but is unable to trust.
This is a very pleasurable book of escape fiction and your imagination will surely drift away to exotic and faraway places.
Another book by M. M. Kaye, The Far Pavilion, will be made into a movie for television in the spring.
The Paris Puzzle, by Vincent O’Connor, MacMillan Publishing, Inc., 1981.
This is a very readable mystery set in Paris, France.
It was especially personal to me since so many places mentioned and described were places I went while doing graduate work there.
The sleuth, Chief Inspector Daimot, is astute, movie-star handsome with a taste for haute cuisine and fine wines.
He is called in when the bloody body of an American actor is found rain-soaked in a side street on the Right Bank.
The handsome victim is found to have many women who might have a grudge against him. Gradually, the pieces fit together as the consciousness of both reader and sleuth uncover the guilty party. You will enjoy the flavor of Paris—the moody back streets, the boulevards glowing with lights, and small cafes and restaurants.
Original photograph caption
The Kingsbury Kiosk was a year old in May. If you have not yet been in to meet Arlene Sandler (left) and Mary Ann Shickman, they would love to help you find the books they have written about or others which you might enjoy. The Paper, May 1984, page 4. Photographer not credited.
Originally published in The Paper, May 1984.
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