This series offers a darkly humorous and satirical look at colonial South Africa, blending the absurdities of police work with eccentric characters and social conventions. Follow a mix of bizarre crimes, unconventional investigations, and sharp critiques of contemporary prejudice and injustice. Each narrative exposes the underbelly of seemingly idyllic life, providing a unique lens on the society of the time.
Sharpe's scintillating first novel, which established his name as the new master of comic fiction and paved the way to bestsellerdom, is a devastating look at the culture and society of South Africa, which he experienced at first hand. New cover reissue.
Sharpe’s second South African novel is a riot of hilarity when the local constabulary sets out to terrorize true Englishmen and even truer Zulus, in its relentless search for a perfect South Africa.