{"product_id":"riotous-assembly","title":"Riotous Assembly","description":"\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen Miss Hazelstone of Jacaranda Park kills her Zulu cook in a sensational crime passionel, the gallant members of the South African police force are soon on the scene: Kommandant van Heerden, whose secret longing for the heart of an English gentleman leads to the most memorable transplant operation yet recorded; Luitenant Verkramp of the Security Branch, ever active in the pursuit of Communist cells; Konstabel Els, with his propensity for shooting first and not thinking later - and also for forcing himself upon African women in a manner legally reserved for male members of their own race.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn the course of the strange events which follow, we encounter some very esoteric perversions when the Kommandant is held captive in Miss Hazelstone's remarkable rubber room; and some even more amazing perversions of justice when Miss Hazelstone's brother, the Bishop of Barotseland, is sentenced to be hanged on the ancient gallows in the local prison.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNot a 'political' novel in any previously imagined sense, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRiotous Assembly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e provided a completely fresh approach to the South African scene - an approach startling in its deadpan savagery and yet also outrageously funny.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Best of used books","offers":[{"title":"Used","offer_id":44276462715137,"sku":"2PIZYF7CX-Used","price":199.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0421\/4299\/0495\/products\/RiotousAssembly.jpg?v=1648814796","url":"https:\/\/bestofusedbooks.com\/products\/riotous-assembly","provider":"Best Of Used Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}