{"product_id":"the-headhunters-daughter-a-mystery-paperback","title":"The Headhunter's Daughter: A Mystery - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTamar Myers\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTamar Myers returns to Africa in \u003cem\u003eThe Headhunter's Daughter, \u003c\/em\u003ethe second book in her wonderful mystery series set in the Belgian Congo in the mid-twentieth century--a riveting and atmospheric follow-up to \u003cem\u003eThe Witchdoctor's Wife. \u003c\/em\u003eRaised in the Congo herself, the child of missionaries, Myers uses her intimate knowledge of the people, the culture, and the landscape to add richness to this stunning story\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eof an abandoned infant raised by a tribe of headhunters--a masterful mystery that fans of Alexander McCall Smith and \u003cem\u003eThe #1 Ladies' Detective Agency \u003c\/em\u003ewill adore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Tamar Myers, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Witch Doctor's Wife\u003c\/em\u003e, comes a spellbinding tale of equatorial Africa and a child torn dangerously between two worlds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1945, an infant left inadvertently to die in the jungles of the Belgian Congo is discovered by a young Bashilele tribesman on a mission to claim the head of an enemy. Recognized as human--despite her pale white skin and strange blue eyes--the baby is brought into the tribe and raised as its own. Thirteen years later, the girl--now called Ugly Eyes--will find herself at the center of a controversy that will rock two separate societies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYoung missionary Amanda Brown hears the incredible stories of a white girl living among the Bashilele headhunters. In the company of the local police chief, Captain Pierre Jardin, and with the witch doctor's wife, the quick-witted Cripple, along as translator, Amanda heads into the wild hoping to bring the lost girl back to civilization. But Ugly Eyes no longer belongs in their world--and the secrets surrounding her birth and disappearance are placing them all in far graver peril than anyone ever imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Tamar Myers, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Witch Doctor's Wife\u003c\/em\u003e, comes a spellbinding tale of equatorial Africa and a child torn dangerously between two worlds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1945, an infant left inadvertently to die in the jungles of the Belgian Congo is discovered by a young Bashilele tribesman on a mission to claim the head of an enemy. Recognized as human--despite her pale white skin and strange blue eyes--the baby is brought into the tribe and raised as its own. Thirteen years later, the girl--now called \"Ugly Eyes\"--will find herself at the center of a controversy that will rock two separate societies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYoung missionary Amanda Brown hears the incredible stories of a white girl living among the Bashilele headhunters. In the company of the local police chief, Captain Pierre Jardin, and with the witch doctor's wife, the quick-witted Cripple, along as translator, Amanda heads into the wild hoping to bring the lost girl back to \"civilization.\" But Ugly Eyes no longer belongs in their world--and the secrets surrounding her birth and disappearance are placing them all in far graver peril than anyone ever imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.61 x 7.99 x 5.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 25, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42726291603519,"sku":"9780061997648","price":22.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/d28ded5020ebd36122ba53e39be9c814.webp?v=1765110082","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-headhunters-daughter-a-mystery-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}