![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In Let The Dead Lie, Emmanuel struggles against himself as much as he does the corruption and crime of Southern Africa. Unraveling the mystery sees Emmanuel face international intrigue, police corruption, turf wars, smugglers, and his own ghosts. Emmanuel has just 48 hours to solve the crimes or be arrested and charged with the triple homicide. Emmanuel doesn’t have any faith that the police will solve the murder and begins his own unsanctioned investigation but his curiosity turns him into a prime suspect after his landlady and his maid are murdered. ![]() Despite his status, he has been recruited by Major van Niekerk to surveil criminal activity at the dock, which leads him to discover the body of a young boy with his throat slit. This crime series, set in Southern Africa in the 1950’s, has a gritty, dark realism that explores the political and social system of the period.ĭetective Emmanuel Cooper is working on the docks in the port city of Durban having been forced to resign his position and accept a reclassification as ‘mixed race’ after the events in Jacob’s Rest. Let the Dead Lie is the exciting second novel from Malla Nunn featuring Detective Emmanuel Cooper series, following on from A Beautiful Place To Die. ![]()
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