The Congo Venus

Matthew Head

earliest edition we have, 1976 HarperCollins Publishers, 1982 paperback 224 pages

Fifty classics of crime fiction, 1900-1950 ;

Passion and murder explode under the hot tropical sun in the fractious, gossip-ridden colonial town of Léopoldville in the Congo. Dr. Mary Finney, the inimitable medical missionary and amateur sleuth, teams up with her companion Miss Emily and young friend Hoop Tolliver to investigate the mysterious demise of the alluring Liliane Morelli.

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The Congo Venus paperback · 2018 · Felony & Mayhem · 240 pages · 9781631941375
Congo Venus edition · 2018 · Felony & Mayhem, LLC · 9781631941061
The Congo Venus (Perennial Library) paperback · 1982 · HarperCollins Publishers · 224 pages · 9780060805975
The Congo Venus edition · 1976 · Garland Pub. · 207 pages

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