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The Congo Venus

by Matthew Head · 1950

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Passion and murder explode under the hot tropical sun in the fractious, gossip-ridden colonial town of Léopoldville in the Congo. Dr. Mary Finney, the inimitable medical missionary and amateur sleuth, teams up with her companion Miss Emily and young friend Hoop Tolliver to investigate the mysterious demise of the alluring Liliane Morelli.

Genre
detectivedetectiveMore like thisLess of thismysterymysteryMore like thisLess of this
Themes
murdermurderMore like thisLess of thisrelationshipsrelationshipsMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1940s1940sMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 207 pages

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