Present Darkness : A Novel (Paperback)

from vnesting

A young native boy is accused of the brutal murder of a white schoolteacher but won't defend himself against the charges. And while there is something off about the witness statement implicating the boy, Detective Emmanuel Cooper is discouraged by his boss from investigating further. This mysteri...

from smik

Australian author Malla Nunn continues to write very credible stories in the Emmanuel Cooper series, full of atmosphere. A white school principal and his wife who invite coloured students to their home for meals are attacked one night after dinner. Their shocked daughter identifies the two studen...

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It is a few days before Christmas, 1953 and Detective Sergeant Emmanuel Cooper is at his desk at the Johannesburg major crimes squad, ready for the holidays. A call comes in reporting that a white couple has been brutalized and left for dead in their bedroom. The couple 19s teenage daughter ident...

from MugsyNoir

Present Darkness is Malla Nunn's fourth entry in the Detective Sergeant Emmanuel Cooper series and is an excellent continuation of the series.It's the 1950's in South Africa and Apartheid has taken its vicious hold. Detective Sergeant Cooper has managed a temporary transfer from Durban to Johanne...

from vnesting

A young native boy is accused of the brutal murder of a white schoolteacher but won't defend himself against the charges. And while there is something off about the witness statement implicating the boy, Detective Emmanuel Cooper is discouraged by his boss from investigating further. This mysteri...