{"product_id":"9780241969182","title":"9780241969182","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor lovers of Alexander McCall Smith, the engaging follow up to Nicholas Drayson's much-loved A \u003ci\u003eGuide to the Birds of East Africa\u003c\/i\u003e sees the return of Mr Malik and the East African Ornithological Society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMr Malik has been busy planning the Asadi Club's annual safari. But a series of crimes puts the club's very existence at risk. It is up to Mr Malik and Co. to solve a decades-old murder, recover the club mascot and identify, once and for all, the most dangerous beast in Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot to mention his only daughter may, or may not, be getting married in a week.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWill Mr Malik again prevail over Kenyan politics, a reluctant bride and unrevealed secrets?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A book of immense charm; a sort of P G Wodehouse meets Alexander McCall Smith' Joanne Harris on \u003ci\u003eA Guide to the Birds of East Africa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A delightful comedy... It invites comparison to The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency books, but it's original and, if anything, has more depth' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eA Guide to the Birds of East Africa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNicholas Drayson was born in England and lived in Australia since 1982, where he studied zoology and gained a PhD in 19th-century Australian natural history writing and two daughters. He has worked as a journalist in the UK, Kenya and Australia, writing for publications such as the \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAustralian Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of three previous novels, \u003ci\u003eConfessing a Murder\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLove and the Platypus\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e A Guide to the Birds of East Africa\u003c\/i\u003e (Penguin, 2008).  He is now wandering through England aboard his boat, the Summer Breeze.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47177781575920,"sku":"9780241969182","price":10.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780241969182_p0.jpg?v=1763680680","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780241969182","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}