The Coptic Cross

Fiction. When an old flame from Eritrea shows up at Reporter Bill Haywood's door in San Francisco, he reluctantly agrees to let her stay with him. But there is no room in his life for a former paramour with a jealous husband. Haywood would prefer weeding the garden behind his apartment, studying haiku, and smoking an occasional bowl of hashish when he isn't working for the small, community paper that pays his salary. The murder of a shady jazz musician, Ayana's disappearance, and the...
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Fiction. When an old flame from Eritrea shows up at Reporter Bill Haywood's door in San Francisco, he reluctantly agrees to let her stay with him. But there is no room in his life for a former paramour with a jealous husband. Haywood would prefer weeding the garden behind his apartment, studying haiku, and smoking an occasional bowl of hashish when he isn't working for the small, community paper that pays his salary. The murder of a shady jazz musician, Ayana's disappearance, and the unwelcome visit by the cops shocks Haywood out of his complacency. A precious family heirloom must be recovered before Haywood can return to the peaceful life he once knew...