Kago

by Christopher Wood

Ruth Blackthorn, an anthropologist living among the unpredictable Neri in Papua, New Guinea, makes a chance discovery that sets into motion events of violence and greed, bringing outsiders to the Neri and danger to all who seek treasure

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1986

About the author

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Christopher Hovelle Wood was an English screenwriter and novelist, best known for the Confessions series of novels and films which he wrote as Timothy Lea. Under his own name, he adapted two James Bond novels for the screen: The Spy Who Loved Me (1977, with Richard Maibaum) and Moonraker (1979).
Wood's many novels divide into four groups: semi-autobiographical literary fiction, historical fiction, adventure novels, and pseudonymous humorous erotica.