Exterminators

The Adventures of Paul Okoro #4

by Victor Thorpe

Sudden, unexpected death is always shocking. When prominent citizens start reading their own post-dated obituaries in the newspapers - and then die mysteriously on the published dates - it is time for the forces of law and order to take a hand. Paul Okoro and his beautiful wife Aimie once more find themselves involved in deadly peril as they try to untangle the mystery of the macabre group who call themselves 'The Exterminators'.

148 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1987

About the author

Victor Thorpe was in Calabar in 1919. After completing his secondary education, he served in the Army as a signaler, clerical officer, method instructor and physical training instructor. He joined the British Council in Ibadan in 1948 and worked as a library assistance and clerk before being promoted to Administrative Assistant. He retired in 1975 and was recalled in 1977 to serve as Acting Librarian. He was the Nigerian Chairman of the Society of Metaphysicians, leader of the Efik community in Ibadan and President of the Calabar Welfare Association. He died in 1994.

Reviews

[Henry Ozogula · Rating 4 out of 5]

Victor Thorpe is a splendid imaginative writer - all his novels based in the heart of Africa (Nigeria) show this. The way he plots his stories with the characters shows his genius. Make no mistake about it, though Thorpe preferred to pen interesting mainstream stories focusing on entertaining and amusing readers, he (Thorpe) is easily one of the best wordsmiths in Africa. His prose was excellent and one learns a lot whilst reading his works (eg I got to really understand what 'length-wise/breadth-wise mean, by reading his books). Thorpe is - yes, he is dead now but through his books he is very much alive) a master story teller, with intoxicating ingredients that make his books come alive; this includes exciting, intriguing women characters too; and of course the supernatural, as is very much obvious here... our great savvy journalist (Okoro) somehow triumphs in the end again!!!