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A review by naisinkoi
Nairobi Heat by Mũkoma wa Ngũgĩ
4.0
*4 Stars
I found this book to be a quick and easy read that brought together America and Eastern Africa in the quest of finding the murderer of the young girl who was found in the doorstep of one of the Rwandan genocide's 'hero'.
The author expertly brought about what I think the police in Kenya were going through in the post colonial period before the reforms were undertaken.
The 'coming home' theme of the detective from the US and his feelings on Africa being the motherland and his experiences as described in the book is quite a common theme when it comes to foreigners of black American descent when they visit Africa.
I picked this book up as part of the #KenyanReadathon happening in the month of September on Instagram and would encourage anyone interested in a quick Kenyan thriller to pick it up.
I found this book to be a quick and easy read that brought together America and Eastern Africa in the quest of finding the murderer of the young girl who was found in the doorstep of one of the Rwandan genocide's 'hero'.
The author expertly brought about what I think the police in Kenya were going through in the post colonial period before the reforms were undertaken.
The 'coming home' theme of the detective from the US and his feelings on Africa being the motherland and his experiences as described in the book is quite a common theme when it comes to foreigners of black American descent when they visit Africa.
I picked this book up as part of the #KenyanReadathon happening in the month of September on Instagram and would encourage anyone interested in a quick Kenyan thriller to pick it up.