Simisola (v.o.)Hutchinson, 1994 - 323 pages In an English town, Inspector Wexford investigates attacks on black women which lead to murder. A study of the slave-like condition of foreign domestics in Britain, who are not given the status of immigrants so they can be deported if they agitate for more money. |
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Page 205
... head in the direction of the counter . He came at once . She looked at the picture . ' Who's this ? ' ' You don't know ? You've never seen her before ? ' ' No way . What she done ? ' ' Nothing , ' said Karen carefully . ' She's done ...
... head in the direction of the counter . He came at once . She looked at the picture . ' Who's this ? ' ' You don't know ? You've never seen her before ? ' ' No way . What she done ? ' ' Nothing , ' said Karen carefully . ' She's done ...
Page 236
... head vigorously . ' I say , yes , I have the time , the children not coming out for five minutes , ten minutes , yet , but then , when I am saying this , a car pull up right by where I stand , a mother driving a car , right ? She come ...
... head vigorously . ' I say , yes , I have the time , the children not coming out for five minutes , ten minutes , yet , but then , when I am saying this , a car pull up right by where I stand , a mother driving a car , right ? She come ...
Page 303
... head of the column . More joined at the point where the Forby road turned in and they stopped to let a dozen cars coming this way from Kingsmarkham pass by . It was close on a hundred and fifty people now , Wexford calculated . A good ...
... head of the column . More joined at the point where the Forby road turned in and they stopped to let a dozen cars coming this way from Kingsmarkham pass by . It was close on a hundred and fifty people now , Wexford calculated . A good ...
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