White Mischief

Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext An intriguing account of investigative journalism, James Fox detailing the mystery which surrounds the murder of the Earl of Erroll in Nairobi in 1941. "One of the most dazzling feats of reportage in recent years" "Time Out". Zusammenfassung Just before 3am 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.

Vorwort
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.

Autorentext

James Fox

Klappentext

An intriguing account of investigative journalism, James Fox detailing the mystery which surrounds the murder of the Earl of Erroll in Nairobi in 1941. "One of the most dazzling feats of reportage in recent years" "Time Out".

Zusammenfassung
Just before 3am 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.