Peter Abel stood in front of an impressive display of medieval armour, a proud part of the British Museum’s permanent collection. Looking at the forged metal, pounded by hand centuries ago, he thought of the...
Dr Idi Camp sat opposite Governor Gorem Huud, taking in the opulent surroundings. Camp noted the huge glass desk that separated him from the governor. Two large painted canvasses hung on opposite walls. They were...
Five thousand miles away in London, Peter Abel was enjoying an English breakfast of poached eggs and kippered herring. His hotel bordered Kensington Gardens, and he was looking forward to a leisurely post-prandial stroll. Although Chief...
Governor Huud was lost in the euphoric sensations of the flesh. His wife, Rika, beautiful and insistent, if less voluptuous than Huud liked, groaned and rocked. The encounter would have been more satisfying if he...
The town of Bammakk City was readying for sleep when Abel reached his room in the Maxi Hotel about 10 P.M. His back ached from the rough ride, his hands sore from gripping the handle...
Abel spent the next day preparing for his assignment. By nightfall, he had memorized the profiles of his subjects, including top government officials, leaders of the majority party, their families and their key aides. The most...
Peter Abel’s hunches as an investigative journalist had always brought trouble. But had he known the kind of trouble this particular story would cause him, Abel might have hesitated, though it wasn’t in his nature...
The pain never let up. The beatings, the hours under the blazing sun and the agony became his only reality. After two weeks as a prisoner in the desert, Peter Abel’s memory of his days in prison...
After the well-received serialization of Ghosts of the Niger Delta, QuickRead, your fast-growing online paper, which focuses on relevant news for decision-making, presents “The New Governor’s Wife,” also by Bisi Daniels. With historic fire outbreaks, rainfall,...