Afric, Eileen Enwright Hodgetts
Afric, Eileen Enwright Hodgetts
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Afric
An Africa Murder Mystery

Author: Eileen Enwright Hodgetts

Narrator: Graham Hodgetts

Unabridged: 11 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/02/2018

Synopsis

A thriller ripped from Africa's headlines!1963: As European colonists flee the Congo, a witch doctor finds an abandoned child and teaches him the power of hatred. A hundred miles to the east, six American hippies on a joy-ride across Africa, crash their VW bus into a cemetery. While they wait for repairs they scandalize the local missionaries and Brenda Carter impulsively marries an African student. 2013: Brenda Carter brings Sarah, her bright and determined granddaughter to Africa to explore her roots and meet her grandfather; the man Brenda married and abandoned fifty years before. When a Peace Corps worker is murdered, a baby is kidnapped, and all contact with the outside world is severed by a torrential rain storm, Sarah becomes an unwilling investigator into the abandoned boy from the Congo, the truth behind her grandmother’s marriage, and fifty years of undercover CIA involvement in the politics of Africa.A compelling tale of Africa today where witch doctors co-exist with modern medicine, warlords carry cell phones, and one small nation stands at the cross roads of America’s War on Terror.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Cheryl on September 18, 2016

This book could easily be a three star book. In fact, I almost did rate this book as such. The only reason that I did not was because of the story itself. I was transported to Africa and the trials and tribulations of this country. It makes me so grateful that I live in the US. Yet, when I read book......more

Goodreads review by Leila on June 01, 2015

First and foremost, I was forewarned that the book may be upsetting to some readers, so please note, that this book may be upsetting. There is violence, murder, kidnapping, and rape involving young girls. While not graphic, it does take you aback a bit. With that said; this was the most suspenseful r......more

Goodreads review by Tony on April 30, 2018

Uganda, East Africa. Zach (Peace Corps worker) had been killed. Rory Marsden had found him in his yard. What was General Matapa up to? Will the murder mystery get solved & someone brought to justice? Yrs. later separations among families ran pretty rampant. Matthew (S1, crippled kid), & Swot Jensen (f)......more

Goodreads review by Shelly on June 01, 2015

When my husband and I first met, I loved listening to stories about his worldly travels during his time in the U.S. Navy. Having barely traveled around the U.S. myself, I long to discover more about the world. The only way I get to do this is through books. Afric is a book that I wasn't expecting to......more

Goodreads review by Sharon on December 14, 2015

That feeling when you start reading a book and you know after one line this is the book for you, this is that book. An excellent read, I love the fact that it is centered around a country and continent which has a lot of mystique and tradition, which we are still trying to understand. Based around Ea......more

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