A magnificent exploration of the new world order from New York Times bestselling author John le Carr, one of the most compelling and elegant storytellers of our time.

When Tessa Quaylea young, beautiful woman and Justin''s beloved wifeis gruesomely murder in northern Kenya, Justin sets out on a personal odyssey to uncover the mystery of her death. But what he finds could make him not only a suspect among his own colleagues, but a target for Tessa''s killers as well.

A master chronicler of the betrayals of ordinary people caught in political conflict, John le Carr portrays the dark side of unbridled capitalism as only he can. The Constant Gardener tells a compelling, complex story of a man elevated through tragedy, as Justin Quayleamateur gardener, aging widower, and ineffectual bureaucratdiscovers his own natural resources and the extraordinary courage of the woman he barely had time to love.