Before he can retire, Las Vegas detective Salazar is
determined to solve a recent spate of murders. When he encounters a pair of
conjoined twins with a container of blood near their car, he’s sure he has apprehended
the killers, and enlists the help of Dr. Sunil Singh, a South African
transplant who specializes in the study of psychopaths. As Sunil tries to crack
the twins, the implications of his research grow darker. Haunted by his
betrayal of loved ones back home during apartheid, he seeks solace in the love
of Asia, a prostitute with hopes of escaping that life. But Sunil’s own
troubled past is fast on his heels in the form of a would-be assassin.
Suspenseful through the last page, The Secret History of Las Vegas is Chris Abani’s most accomplished
work to date, with his trademark visionary prose and a striking compassion for
the inner lives of outsiders.
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