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  • Paperback: 400 pages
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd; New Ed edition (5 Aug 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0007130422
  • ISBN-13: 978-0007130429
  • Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 11 x 2.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 176,291 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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A stylish, tough and exciting thriller set in West Africa, the fourth in Robert Wilson's critically acclaimed Bruce Medway series. Bruce Medway, fixer for the great unfixed, does not see the disappearance of schoolgirls off the streets of Cotonou as any of his business. That is the domain of his ex-partner, police detective Bagado. Bruce has the more pressing matter of a visit from two mafiosi, employees of the Lagos-based capo, Roberto Franconelli. They want him to find Jean-Luc Marnier, a French businessman, who is definitely in for more than a wrist-slapping. In a night of brutal terror with Marnier, Bruce finds himself with a choice to make, followed by a life-saving lie that has to be told. Both choice and lie will rumble over the rest of his days like the interminable rainy season. Then an eighth and very important schoolgirl goes missing and Bruce must descend into a morass of police corruption, mafia revenge, sexual depravity, and illegally mined gold...To save himself, Bruce has to conceive a plan. A scam that will excite the natural greed that prevails along this coast and when executed will inevitably result in death and destruction.

But then innocence has always been the burden of dark experience.


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2.0 out of 5 stars White Men Black Hearts, 26 Sep 2002
By Mr. S. J. Wade "thebardofb6" (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Darkening Stain (Paperback)
I have to say I was disappointed with this. All the right ingredients are there but there is something missing and its probably humour. I think the plot deserves more detail and atmosphere. Little things annoyed me, like everyone seems to drink the same whiskey, either red or black label. The place seemed empty except for the few characters. Some of the minor black characters are a bit weak, which robbed the book of so much. The ideas are great and they deserve a thicker book to really live. I just thought it was an okay read.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Get The Girls Back And Try And Stay Alive, 25 Sep 2002
By Mr. S. J. Wade "thebardofb6" (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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Thrillers need a good sense of place and some interesting characters, to add colour to the plot. Benin in Africa provides the exotic backdrop and Wilson provides a multi-national cast of characters, some quite grotesque, but none you can trust. The African descriptions hold up well but our hero is not quite in enough jeopardy to create any real tension. The story keeps you turning the pages but considering the subject, it seems under-written at times. The African heat is palpable but you can't really smell it. A rather routine excursion but just about worth a read.
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4.0 out of 5 stars From a HUGE Robert Wilson fan, 20 Jan 2009
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If you haven't read a Robert Wilson book before, this is a really different storyline. Set in Africa it really does give you an insight into how life and the problems are totally different to the life we know. I have read all the Robert Wilson books (having been recommended by the great Graham Hurley to read one) I think he is brilliant.
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