Set in Kenya in the 1970s, a young coffee farmer believes her husband may have gotten into ivory smuggling—before she can confront him, he is killed in what looks like an accident but may be a murder. Her investigation in this leads to a succession of people whose lives intertwine and intersect.

Set in Kenya in the 1970s, a young coffee farmer believes her husband may have gotten into ivory smuggling—before she can confront him, he is killed in what looks like an accident but may be a murder. Her investigation in this leads to a succession of people whose lives intertwine and intersect.