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The Black Crescent

By: Jane Johnson
Narrated by: Walles Hamonde
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Bringing 1950s Morocco vividly to life, Jane Johnson's masterful new audiobook, The Black Crescent, is a gripping story of murder, magic and divided loyalties...

Hamou Badi is born in a mountain village with the magical signs of the zouhry on his hands. In Morocco, the zouhry is a figure of legend, a child of both humans and djinns, capable of finding all manner of treasure: lost objects, hidden water.

But instead, Hamou finds a body.

This unsolved murder instils in Hamou a deep desire for order and justice: he trains as an officer of the law, working for the French in Casablanca. But the city is trapped in the turmoil of the nationalist uprising, and soon he will be forced to choose between all he knows and all he loves...

©2023 Jane Johnson (P)2023 Head of Zeus 20th Century Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Women's Fiction Crime Magic Morocco Africa
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I rarely leave reviews, but I loved this book and it has no other reviews! Can't understand why.
Fantastic interweaving of plot with events around Moroccan independence, which is something I knew little about. The narrator was perfect, his voice was just right.
The main protagonist was someone you really rooted for, and a small touch of mysticism was in keeping with the story. Lots of strands that were very satisfyingly drawn together. Sort of a detective story, but actually much more.

Love this book, you should definitely download it.

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This was a bit difficult to get into at first. There is a lot of background to get through before the story takes off. It’s an interesting tale of Moroccan independence with a hero that you can really root for. I’d have liked an epilogue to finish off the story. The narration was fabulous. Just the write voice for our hero and good pronunciation of the foreign tongues.

An excellent story and fabulous narration

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Good story and an intriguing insight into the French occupation of Morocco. Some disturbing scenes.

Intriguing

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