The Boy Who Stole the Leopard's Spots by Tamar Myers

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A William Morrow Paperback Original The author of the acclaimed The Witchdoctor's Wife and The Headhunter's Daughter returns with this compelling and atmospheric tale set in the Belgian Congo of the 1950s-a tale of superstitions and secrets, rituals and religion, mystery and murder Armed with the word of the Lord and the power of the Catholic Church, Monsignor Clemente has devoted his life to saving heathen souls and freeing them from superstitious... more

A William Morrow Paperback Original The author of the acclaimed The Witchdoctor's Wife and The Headhunter's Daughter returns with this compelling and atmospheric tale set in the Belgian Congo of the 1950s-a tale of superstitions and secrets, rituals and religion, mystery and murder Armed with the word of the Lord and the power of the Catholic Church, Monsignor Clemente has devoted his life to saving heathen souls and freeing them from superstitious traditions. But once upon a time when his own life was in danger, Clemente himself witnessed the unthinkable and participated in a horrifying native ritual whose evil still haunts him. Though he does not speak of the past, one person knew the full truth of his secret shame. Now that person is dead and Monsignor Clemente is suspected of the crime. Proclaiming his innocence, the monsignor must save himself again, and clear his name among the diamond mining community of Belle Vue. But Monsignor Clemente is not alone. Soon, the lovely young American missionary, Amanda; Captain Pierre Jardin, the police chief; the Witch Doctor, and his wise-woman wife, Cripple, all become embroiled in the mystery. With evil omens and strange happenings at ever turn, will they be able to overcome fear and lore and identify the killer before their own lives are at risk? less

About Tamar Myers

Tamar Myers is the author of the Belgian Congo Series, including The Witch Doctor's Wife and The Headhunter's Daughter, sixteen Den of Antiquity mysteries, and fourteen Pennsylvania-Dutch mysteries for Bantam. Born and raised in the Congo, she lives in North Carolina.