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The Prancing Jacana (Caroline Parker Mysteries)

Steven Jon Halasz

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Description:The Prancing Jacana is the story of Caroline Parker, a thirty-something best-selling American author who has just published a detective novel set in Senegal, an Islamic country in West Africa. Problem is, her main character, Police Detective Salif Bampoky, is gay, in a country where homosexuality is universally regarded as an abomination. Caroline, a modern, worldly, independent-minded woman, gladly accepts an invitation to attend a radio interview at the university in Dakar, dragging along her somewhat xenophobic husband, a writer of children’s books. What could go wrong? And why are the U.S. Government and a certain hacker group involved in the affair?Fast-paced and richly textured, The Prancing Jacana poses serious questions of government overreach and of cultural and religious diversity, but with a light touch. As the vividly-drawn characters struggle to find their way through a labyrinth of perplexing obstacles and perils, they end up transformed and enlightened through a potpourri of improbable yet oddly authentic encounters.A convoluted, hard-edged John-LeCarré-type spy story tempered with a good dose of Mark Twain humor and irony, The Prancing Jacana will take you on a wild ride through Africa’s most western-oriented country, and leave you glad that you signed up for the trip.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Prancing Jacana (Caroline Parker Mysteries). To get started finding The Prancing Jacana (Caroline Parker Mysteries), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: The Prancing Jacana is the story of Caroline Parker, a thirty-something best-selling American author who has just published a detective novel set in Senegal, an Islamic country in West Africa. Problem is, her main character, Police Detective Salif Bampoky, is gay, in a country where homosexuality is universally regarded as an abomination. Caroline, a modern, worldly, independent-minded woman, gladly accepts an invitation to attend a radio interview at the university in Dakar, dragging along her somewhat xenophobic husband, a writer of children’s books. What could go wrong? And why are the U.S. Government and a certain hacker group involved in the affair?Fast-paced and richly textured, The Prancing Jacana poses serious questions of government overreach and of cultural and religious diversity, but with a light touch. As the vividly-drawn characters struggle to find their way through a labyrinth of perplexing obstacles and perils, they end up transformed and enlightened through a potpourri of improbable yet oddly authentic encounters.A convoluted, hard-edged John-LeCarré-type spy story tempered with a good dose of Mark Twain humor and irony, The Prancing Jacana will take you on a wild ride through Africa’s most western-oriented country, and leave you glad that you signed up for the trip.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Prancing Jacana (Caroline Parker Mysteries). To get started finding The Prancing Jacana (Caroline Parker Mysteries), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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