WITCH GIRL

This is modern Lusaka Zambia where the line between magic and religion is blurred the arcane and the mundane muddle and nothing is what it seems Luse is a sharp street child combing the gangridden city in a desperate search for Doctor Georgia Shapiro who she hopes can offer her a way back into her oncebright past The doctor is trying to unravel the mystery of a friends sudden death while attending to the AIDS crisis laying waste to the country around her Meanwhile The Blood Of Christ Church and its enigmatic leader Priestess Selena Clark gain popularity with their murky promises of salvation and violent clandestine rituals A small silver box links them in ways they cannot foretell It will force Luse and Georgia to question who they trust who they are and for whom they fight Tanvi Bushs Witch girl is a crime thriller that juggles the past and the present effortlessly blending AIDS activism witchcraft religious extremism and romance to create a wellpaced narrative Luse is so feisty charming and resourceful that youll miss her after you finish the book