Carcase for Hounds by Meja Mwangi

"Carcase for Hounds" is Meja Mwangi's raw and compelling novel that plunges into the twilight years of the Mau Mau liberation struggle against British colonial rule in Kenya. The narrative focuses intensely on the relentless, deadly game of cat and mouse between General Haraka, a dedicated and elusive Mau Mau leader, and Captain Kingsley, the British officer desperately hunting him to quell the rebellion. Set against the harsh, unforgiving backdrop of the forests, the story explores the brutal dehumanization of the conflict, where both the hunted and the hunters are driven to their limits, reflecting the colonial perspective of the land and its people as mere spoils—a "carcase for hounds."