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- Location(s): Nairobi
- Genre(s): Crime, Noir
- Era(s): Various
Nairobi Noir brings together some of Kenya’s most exciting and acclaimed writers, in this celebration of noir writing, played out on the streets of Nairobi. “Although the range of issues explored in Nairobi Noir is as diverse as its...
- Location(s): Kenya
- Genre(s): Thriller
- Era(s): 1960s
Big game hunter Richard Keeton unexpectedly finds himself in line to inherit a British Lordship, but with the family’s wealth in tatters Richard cannot afford the lifestyle commensurate with his pending title. Hell-bent on restoring riches, Richard realizes he...
- Location(s): Africa, Egypt, Kenya, South Sudan, The Sudan
- Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
- Era(s): 1884
A fourteen year old Polish boy and his British friend Nell are kidnapped by extremists in 1884 British Colonial Africa. They are taken hostage deep into uncharted wilderness, where they must struggle to survive with the help of their...
The People of Ostrich Mountain
- Location(s): Kenya
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): 1950s
As the 1950s Mau Mau war breaks out in the foothills of Mt. Kenya, Wambũi, a fourteen-year-old girl leaves her besieged village to join a prestigious boarding school a half day’s journey away by train. There, she becomes aware...
- Location(s): Nairobi, Africa, Kenya, Scottish Highlands
- Era(s): N/A
Lauren St John’s stunning Christmas classic is about forgotten children, the power of nature to heal us and a girl who will climb mountains in search for a place to call home. Growing up in vibrant, crowded Nairobi, Makena...
- Location(s): Pate Island, China, Turkey
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
‘One of the most unforgettable books I have read in the last few years… What a writer! What a thinker! What a woman!’ Fiammetta Rocco From the award-winning author of Dust comes a magical, sea-saturated, coming-of-age novel that transports...
- Location(s): Kenya
- Genre(s): Folklore
- Era(s): Modern
LONGLISTED FOR THE 2021 INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE A dazzling, genre-defying novel in verse, full of trial and sacrifice, The Perfect Nine is a glorious epic about the founding of Kenya’s Gikuyu people and the ideals of beauty, courage and...
Love and Death Among the Cheetahs
- Location(s): Kenya
- Genre(s): Historical, Cosy Mystery
- Era(s): 1930s
Royal Spyness Mystery 13 Georgie is excited when Darcy announces out of the blue that they are flying to Kenya for their extended honeymoon. It is only after they arrive that she suspects he has actually been sent there...
- Location(s): Kenya
- Genre(s): Young Adult
- Era(s): N/A
The Hunger Games meets The Thief Lord in this enthralling murder mystery set in Kenya. In the shadows of Sangui City, a street-thief called Tina patiently plots her revenge. Her mother has been shot dead at the home of...
- Location(s): Kenya
- Genre(s): Children
- Era(s): N/A
In this picture book classic, a delightful surprise colourfully unfolds when a little girl called Handa puts seven delicious fruits in a basket to take to her friend. A modern classic named one of the best culturally diverse picture...
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