دانلود کتاب Murder, Witchcraft and the Killing of Wildlife: Memoirs of a Police Officer in the Heart of Africa

Features stories of encounters with African Presidents, including the occasion when the author prevented a potential assassination attempt on President Kaunda's life. The author also describes, in dramatic detail, the relentless dangers of the political situation in Africa, with murders, petrol bombs, kidnappings and major fraud cases all occurring during his time there.Stephen R. Matthew’s first police posting near the Northern Rhodesian border with the Congo coincided dramatically with a time of horrific ethnic cleansing in the Belgian Congo area. At just twenty-one years old, Stephen was knifed, ambushed, stoned, shot and wounded by bow and arrow. His hand was broken several times.Action-packed, unadulterated stories of those frantic and dangerous years are meticulously detailed here. This young police inspector found himself confronted by actions and terrifying events well beyond his understanding, whilst serving in the elite police force. He found that the police were fighting on two fronts; trying to protect the vulnerable citizens of the country whilst at the same time endeavouring to stop the slaughter of wildlife.A stand-out, unique and comprehensive book, Murder, Witchcraft and the Killing of Wildlife depicts dramatic accounts of witchcraft-murders and cannibalism. Highly dangerous solo investigations are detailed, incorporating incidents of black magic, kidnapping, arson, gun-running and people trafficking.