Summary
A true-life account of a brutal murder that scandalized colonial Kenya, taking us deep into the decadent heart of British high-society and its imperial tensions.
Just before 3 AM on January 24th, 1941, when Britain was preoccupied with surviving the Blitz, the body of Josslyn Hay, Earl of Erroll, was discovered lying on the floor of his Buick, at a road intersection some miles outside Nairobi, with a bullet in his head.
A leading figure in Kenya’s colonial community, the Earl …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099766711 |
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| ISBN-10: | 009976671X |
| Author: | James Fox |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 3 April 1998 |
| Weight: | 267g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 128mm x 20mm |
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“Intruiging” – Christie Hickman Sunday Express “A story which is as compelling and violent as a thriller, but which also happens to be one of the most dazzling feats of reportage in recent years” Time Out “It is a measure of James Fox’s remarkable achievement that in White Mischief he not only produces an impeccably researched and lucidly written “last word” on this notorious case but also brings these astonishing people and their perplexed lives so vividly and compellingly to life” – William Boyd “A fascinating piece of investigative reporting that possesses all the resonance of a social history and the drama of a good mystery…[and] a narrative strategy that allows the reader the excitement of watching a tenacious reporter piece together the truth” New York Times “Leave P.D. James on the shelf, tuck Dick Francis away in the saddlebag, James Fox’s investigation has everything you look for in a thriller” The Economist
About The Author
James Fox
James Fox was born in Washington DC in 1945 and educated in England. He worked as a journalist for the Sunday Times and the Observer in Africa and then in England, and has written for numerous other publications. His other books include The Langhorne Sisters and co-authorship of Life, Keith Richards’ bestselling autobiography. White Mischief was made into a movie starring Greta Scacchi and Charles Dance.
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