Blogs in January 1970

Lost Empire 1st January 1970

Scuba diving off the Tanzanian coast, husband-and-wife treasure-hunting team, Sam and Remi Fargo discover a huge ship’s bell, covered in cryptic carvings. But as they struggle to first recover the bell and then decode its clues, they find they...

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The Africa Bar 1st January 1970

Zanzibar today, and as it was 40 years ago: seen through the eyes of two women who meet there. Francesca has come hoping for new experience after the break-up of an affair, Carla to revive memories of a long-past,...

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Zanzibar 1st January 1970

The books is set against the 1998 bombing of the US Embassy in Tanzania by Osama Bin Laden’s al-Qaida network. It is ostensibly a political thriller-cum-romantic adventure yarn. An ageing maverick CIA agent, Jack Quiller, a motorcycling, marine biologist,...

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Death in Zanzibar 1st January 1970

Heroine Dany Ashton and Lash, a young man about town, explore together the mystery of why her hotel room was broken into and her passport stolen.

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The Clepsydra Stopped 1st January 1970

A young woman living in Zanzibar meets an older, married man on a visit. The attraction is strong and mutual: she seduces him, but he is a willing victim. They embark on a brief but passionate affair that marks...

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