Re: "A Twist of Sand" revisited

On 20/04/2026 15:35, Steve Hayes wrote:
> Many years ago I read "A Twist of Sand", an adventure/thriller by
> Geoffrey Jenkins. 
> 
> It's mostly set in Namibia, and when I first read it I hadn't ever set
> foot in Namibia. I recently found a copy in a second-hand bookshop,
> and bought and re-read it, but thisn time after I had been in Namibia.
> 
> My before & after review here:
> 
> <https://methodius.blogspot.com/2026/04/a-twist-of-sand-novel-set-in-namibia-65.html>

Despite having never been to Africa, I enjoyed your reviews and the book
which I have just reread. My father had a copy which I had read and
completely forgotten. Too much technical sailor talk for me but an
interesting plot with brutal pragmatic characters and mainly possibly
plausible.