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The murder of Agnes Wanjiru was carried out in the town of Nanyuki, Kenya, in 2012. Wanjiru's body was discovered in the septic tank of Lion's Court Hotel in Nanyuki two months after she disappeared. Wanjiru entered the hotel with British soldiers of the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment.
"Wanjiru, Sacrificed by Her People" is the title given to a Kikuyu tale of a young woman who is sacrificed by her people to counter a drought. While she slowly sinks under ground, the rains begin to fall. A young warrior who loved her seeks her; when he gets to the place where she sank down, he sinks also, and follows her trail into the underworld.
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A Murder Too Many (1988) Smoke Without Fire (1990) A Hobby of Murder (1994) A Choice of Evils (1995) Other novels. I, Said The Fly (1945) Murder among Friends (1946) (published in the US as Cheat the Hangman) With Murder in Mind (1948) The March Hare Murders (1949) Milk of Human Kindness (1950) Hunt the Tortoise (1950) The Clock that Wouldn't ...
Agnes Green grew up on the poor side of a town outside London in the new novel “Sugar, Baby.” Debut author Celine Saintclare introduces a story brimming with possibility: a sexual awakening?
Wanjiru is a name of Kikuyu origin that may refer to: The main character of a Kikuyu story, "Wanjiru, Sacrificed by Her People" Daniel Wanjiru (born 1992), Kenyan long-distance runner; Esther Wanjiru (born 1977), Kenyan long-distance track and road runner and 1998 Commonwealth Games champion; Esther Wanjiru Mwikamba, Kenyan crime victim in ...
Alison Joseph is an English crime writer based in London where she was born and raised. She studied French and Philosophy at Leeds University, and started her career as a documentary director, making programmes for Channel 4. [1] The first in her crime series, featuring detective nun Sister Agnes, was published in 1993.
Kinyanjui received a master's in English and German literature before studying film at the German Film and Television Academy Berlin. [1]Kinyanjui's 1994 film Battle of the Sacred Tree, focusing on a woman caught between traditional Kikuyu values and 'modern' practices, was financially supported, produced and distributed by Birne Film (Germany) and Flamingo Films (France). [2]