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Tamar Myers

The Girl Who Married an Eagle

By Tamar Myers - Published 2013

Genres:

Julia Newton, a recent American college grad, attends a lecture about missions in Africa and decides she has found her life’s purpose. ...Read Review

The Boy Who Stole the Leopard’s Spots

By Tamar Myers - Published 2012

Genres:

Mystery/Crime

In 1935, in the Belgian Congo, two young boys of the Bapende tribe participate in the ancient tradition of cannibalism. Twins, one of them ...Read Review

The Headhunter’s Daughter

By Tamar Myers - Published 2011

Genres:

Mystery/Crime

A baby disappears in the Belgian Congo in 1945, and 13 years later a young white girl is “rescued” from the headhunting Bashilele tribe that ...Read Review

The Witch Doctor’s Wife

By Tamar Myers - Published 2009

Genres:

Mystery/Crime

Myers, known for her light contemporary mysteries, switches gears for this character-centered historical thriller based on her childhood experiences in the Belgian Congo. ...Read Review

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