num_pages: 563
description: "Just when it looks as if detective fiction has plowed every gory, suspenseful possibility, along comes a novel that raises the stakes on the genre. Tropic of Night introduces the killer as enchanter, a conjurer schooled in African sorcery. This witch floats through the story literally unseen by his victims, whom he forces to see and hear only what he wants them to. It's a frightening concept executed with poetic vision and authority.
language: English
title: Tropic of Night
titlecomplete: Tropic of Night (Jimmy Paz, #1)
genres: Paranormal, Mystery, Suspense, Africa, Thriller, Supernatural, Fiction, Horror, Mystery Thriller, Crime
ratings_count: 1997
series: Jimmy Paz 
awards: awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Hammett Prize
publisher: Pan Books