An utterly addictive story of the last days of Empire as Nigeria took its first faltering steps towards freedom. I was absolutely immersed in this novel from beginning to end and didn't want it to finish. The period - just after WW2 - was brought to life in an evocative and endlessly fascinating style. There are rich reminders of Graham Greene at his best; the humanity of a Hammond Innes adventure thriller; and the multi-layered tragedy and forbidden love of Out Of Africa.
The story is full of realism, set against a backdrop of factual events and stirs one's imagination with characters full of beguiling empathy.