If the Sheep’s Pen Is Dirty, It’s Not for the Pig to Say
Publisher
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Serpent à Plumes
Parution date
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EAN
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9782268068909
Number of pages
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202
Description
***Winner of the 2010 Prix Ahmadou Kourouma***
Cotonou, one of the largest and liveliest cities in Benin, is the scene of drug deals, prostitution, corruption, and murder in this fast-paced detective novel.
A Lebanese businessman named Smain is under investigation for the torture and murder of the former Miss Benin, a prostitute named Saadath. Her mutilated body is found on a Cotonou street by two tough inspectors, Kanakou and Santos Guidid. They are eager to solve her murder, though perhaps not as eager as Samuel Dossou Kakpo, a retired police officer turned private detective.
In the bustling nightlife of the port city, all theories about the murder lead to a suitcase full of cocaine. Money, treachery, and violence abound as Couao-Zotti weaves an occasionally humorous but primarily hard-boiled story of murder and mayhem. In the tangled resolution, will the dead woman’s friends get their revenge? What happens to the suitcase? And will Smain, the prime suspect, remain untouchable?
Author
Florent Couao-Zotti :
Florent Couao-Zotti is a major new voice of Francophone literature. After teaching French in Benin for several years, he became a journalist and was the editor-in-chief of several newspapers. He has published one play, several novels, and compilations of short stories, including Poulet-bicyclette et Cie (Gallimard, 2008). Si la cour du mouton est sale, ce n’est pas au porc de le dire is his first mystery.
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