The Constant Gardener

By John le Carré

Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

The Constant Gardener (2001) is a novel by John le Carré set largely in Kenya. Justin Quayle, a quiet British diplomat in Nairobi who loves tending his garden, learns that his young wife, Tessa, a passionate activist, has been murdered in northern Kenya. Shaken by rumors about her life, he sets out to understand what she was investigating, and his search leads him toward a pharmaceutical company and powerful interests that want the truth kept buried.

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