Black as He's Painted (1974)
Sub-title
A Roderick Alleyn Mystery
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Genre
Subgenre
Language
English
Rating
TRIBAL TREACHERY
The president of an African republic is planning a good-will mission to England, and someone seems intent on including murder in his itinerary!
Inspector Alleyn, normally exempt from duty on security protection, finds himself with a ticklish predicament. On one hand, a flamboyant African politician with a Gandhiesque view of the world. On the other, a colorful killer whose feathered spear is aimed with deadly accuracy at World War III!
The president of an African republic is planning a good-will mission to England, and someone seems intent on including murder in his itinerary!
Inspector Alleyn, normally exempt from duty on security protection, finds himself with a ticklish predicament. On one hand, a flamboyant African politician with a Gandhiesque view of the world. On the other, a colorful killer whose feathered spear is aimed with deadly accuracy at World War III!