Results tagged “A Case of Exploding Mangoes” from Liverpool Echo - First Rule of Book Club

This is a quirky little tale.

A Case of Exploding Mangoes is based on the true life plane crash that killed Pakistan's military ruler General Zia ul-Haq - and most of his gang - in 1988.

Don't worry, it's not a heavy novel, it's exactly the opposite.

There was apparently never a public investigation into the crash, which throws it wide open for conspiracy theorists... and people like this author and former Pakistan air officer Hanif to form their own entertaining explanations.

Okay, well it had probably already started - I just didn't expect it to appear in my home.

There I was, determined to get into Mohammed Hanif's A Case of Exploding Mangoes when the boyfriend appeared clutching his mobile phone.

"Look at my new book," he said.

"That's a phone dear," I replied patiently.

"Nope," he replied, grinning and throwing the phone in my direction.

And there it was...