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From Edgar Award-winning author Thomas H Cook A Dancer in the Dust is a deeply moving literary thriller about ill-fated love one mans love for an extraordinary woman and one womans love for her troubled countryTwenty years ago Ray Campbell was an aid worker dedicated to improving conditions in Lubanda a newly independent African country He is shocked when a friend from that time is now found murdered in a New York alley especially because signs suggest that his murder is connected to the tragic death decades ago of Martine Aubertmdashthe only woman Ray ever truly loved Martine Aubert was a white native Lubandan farmer whose dream for her homeland starkly conflicted with those charged with its so-called development And Rays failure to understand Martines commitment to her country had led him to seal her fate in a moment of grievous error As Ray returns to Lubanda to investigate the cause of his friends murder he also returns to the passion hed once felt for Martine and vows in her memory to rectify his wrongs.
About the Author
Thomas H. Cook has been praised by critics for his attention to psychology and the lyrical nature of his prose. He is the author of more than 30 critically-acclaimed fiction books, including works of true crime. Cook published his first novel, Blood Innocents, in 1980. Cook published steadily through the 1980s, penning such works as the Frank Clemons trilogy, a series of mysteries starring a jaded cop. He found breakout success with The Chatham School Affair (1996) , which won an Edgar Award for best novel. Besides mysteries, Cook has written two true-crime books including the Edgar-nominated Blood Echoes (1993) . He lives and works in New York City. Edgar Allan Poe - Best Novel - The Chatham School AffairBarry Award - Best Novel - Red LeavesMartin Beck Award of the Swedish Academy of Detection - The Chatham School AffairMartin Beck Award of the Swedish Academy of Detection - Red LeavesHerodotus Prize - Fatherhood
