Richard Crompton

Richard Crompton is a Manchester-born British journalist, and author of crime fiction featuring Mollel, a Maasai detective in Kenya.[1]

Richard Crompton
BornManchester
OccupationAuthor, journalist
LanguageEnglish
NationalityBritish
GenreCrime fiction
Notable worksHour of the Red God (US)/The Honey Guide (UK), Hell's Gate
Website
richardcrompton.com

Crompton, a former journalist for the BBC, moved to Kenya in 2005[2] with his wife, a human rights lawyer, who took up a job to prosecute the perpetrators of the Rwandan genocide.[3]

In 2007 Crompton covered the post-election violence in Kenya for CNBC.[4]

In 2010 Crompton won the Daily Telegraph ghost story competition with his short story inspired by Facebook titled Friends.[1][2]

In 2013 his first novel was published as The Honey Guide in the UK/Commonwealth and Hour of the Red God in the US/Canada.[1] The novel features Detective Mollel, a Maasai police detective with the Kenyan CID.

List of Crompton's works
  • The Honey Guide in the UK/Commonwealth and Hour of the Red God in US/Canada
  • Hell's Gate
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References
  1. Vincent, Alice (26 Sep 2013). "Richard Crompton: 'Kenyans tell me, this is the story of our city'". Telegraph UK. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  2. "Author's bio". Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  3. "Profile of Richard Crompton". Goodreads. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  4. "Murder in Kenya: PW Talks With Richard Crompton". Publisher's Weekly. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
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