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The Constant Gardener

By: John le Carré
Narrated by: Toby Stephens
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Tessa Quayle, a brilliant and beautiful young social activist, has been found brutally murdered by Lake Turkana in Nairobi. The rumours are that she was faithless, careless, but her husband Justin, a reserved, garden-loving British diplomat, refuses to believe them. As he sets out to discover what really happened to Tessa, he unearths a conspiracy more disturbing, and more deadly, than he could ever have imagined.

A blistering exposé of global corruption, The Constant Gardener is also the moving portrayal of a man searching for justice for the woman he has barely had time to love.

'The book breathes life, anger and excitement' Observer

'A cracking thriller' Economist

©2001 John le Carré (P)2025 Penguin Audio Crime Thrillers Espionage Mystery Spies & Politics Thriller & Suspense Africa
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The plot was just not that exciting, with no major twists or surprises, I like Le Carre but this was disappointing.

Fairly tedious

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