Books Set in Kenya

1.
Out of Africa
Out of Africa 3.91 avg rating — 46,908 ratings
2.
West with the Night
West with the Night 4.15 avg rating — 40,232 ratings
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The Flame Trees of Thika: Memories of an African Childhood
The Flame Trees of Thika: Memories of an African Childhood 4.10 avg rating — 6,047 ratings
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The Constant Gardener
The Constant Gardener 3.83 avg rating — 30,209 ratings
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Born Free: A Lioness of Two Worlds (Story of Elsa, #1)
Born Free: A Lioness of Two Worlds (Story of Elsa, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 33,673 ratings
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Weep Not, Child
Weep Not, Child 3.90 avg rating — 4,099 ratings
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A Grain of Wheat
A Grain of Wheat 3.88 avg rating — 6,514 ratings
8.
Petals of Blood
Petals of Blood 3.89 avg rating — 2,566 ratings
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White Mischief
White Mischief
by: James Fox
3.65 avg rating — 1,377 ratings
10.
Too Close to the Sun: The Audacious Life and Times of Denys Finch Hatton
Too Close to the Sun: The Audacious Life and Times of Denys Finch Hatton 3.81 avg rating — 927 ratings
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Dreams in a Time of War
Dreams in a Time of War 3.92 avg rating — 1,716 ratings
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One Day I Will Write About This Place: A Memoir
One Day I Will Write About This Place: A Memoir 3.76 avg rating — 2,413 ratings
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Unbowed
Unbowed 4.07 avg rating — 6,928 ratings
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Dust
Dust 3.75 avg rating — 1,667 ratings
15.
The Camel Bookmobile
The Camel Bookmobile 3.38 avg rating — 2,423 ratings
16.
The River Between
The River Between 3.79 avg rating — 5,150 ratings
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The Bolter: Edwardian Heartbreak and High Society Scandal in Kenya
The Bolter: Edwardian Heartbreak and High Society Scandal in Kenya 3.73 avg rating — 4,477 ratings
18.
A Guide to the Birds of East Africa (Mr Malik #1)
A Guide to the Birds of East Africa (Mr Malik #1) 3.81 avg rating — 4,152 ratings
19.
The In-Between World of Vikram Lall
The In-Between World of Vikram Lall 3.82 avg rating — 3,649 ratings
20.
Imperial Reckoning: The Untold Story of Britain's Gulag in Kenya
Imperial Reckoning: The Untold Story of Britain's Gulag in Kenya 4.05 avg rating — 1,492 ratings
21.
Say You're One of Them
Say You're One of Them 3.55 avg rating — 16,253 ratings
22.
Nairobi Heat
Nairobi Heat 3.26 avg rating — 778 ratings
23.
Green Hills of Africa
Green Hills of Africa 3.54 avg rating — 12,907 ratings
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It's Our Turn to Eat: The Story of a Kenyan Whistle Blower
It's Our Turn to Eat: The Story of a Kenyan Whistle Blower 4.19 avg rating — 2,016 ratings
25.
How to Be a Kenyan
How to Be a Kenyan 3.97 avg rating — 69 ratings
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Elephant Memories: Thirteen Years in the Life of an Elephant Family
Elephant Memories: Thirteen Years in the Life of an Elephant Family 4.20 avg rating — 661 ratings
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Nobody´s Children
Nobody´s Children 3.83 avg rating — 24 ratings
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Circling the Sun
Circling the Sun 3.94 avg rating — 81,018 ratings
29.
Wizard of the Crow
Wizard of the Crow 4.23 avg rating — 3,647 ratings
30.
Death in Kenya
Death in Kenya
by: M.M. Kaye
3.88 avg rating — 1,517 ratings
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Love, Life, and Elephants: An African Love Story
Love, Life, and Elephants: An African Love Story 4.19 avg rating — 6,047 ratings
32.
Karibu Keňa
Karibu Keňa 3.14 avg rating — 7 ratings
33.
Dobrovolnice
Dobrovolnice 3.71 avg rating — 14 ratings
34.
Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness
Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness 3.91 avg rating — 12,744 ratings
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Coming to Birth
Coming to Birth 3.72 avg rating — 271 ratings
36.
I Dreamed of Africa
I Dreamed of Africa 3.96 avg rating — 4,281 ratings
37.
Devil on the Cross
Devil on the Cross 3.93 avg rating — 2,032 ratings
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Nowhere in Africa: An Autobiographical Novel
Nowhere in Africa: An Autobiographical Novel 3.71 avg rating — 1,425 ratings
39.
The White Masai
The White Masai 3.55 avg rating — 10,389 ratings
40.
Homeland
Homeland 3.94 avg rating — 226 ratings
41.
Something of Value
Something of Value 4.31 avg rating — 636 ratings
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Mark of the Lion (Jade del Cameron Mysteries, #1)
Mark of the Lion (Jade del Cameron Mysteries, #1) 3.64 avg rating — 1,444 ratings
43.
Green City in the Sun
Green City in the Sun 4.30 avg rating — 2,630 ratings
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Facing Mount Kenya
Facing Mount Kenya 3.85 avg rating — 404 ratings
44.
The Names of Things
The Names of Things 3.98 avg rating — 125 ratings
46.
City of Saints & Thieves
City of Saints & Thieves 3.89 avg rating — 7,077 ratings
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Očarovaná
Očarovaná really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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In the House of the Interpreter
In the House of the Interpreter 4.03 avg rating — 539 ratings
49.
The Green Belt Movement: Sharing the Approach and the Experience
The Green Belt Movement: Sharing the Approach and the Experience 3.85 avg rating — 247 ratings
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Nairobi Days
Nairobi Days 4.52 avg rating — 21 ratings
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Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai and the Trees of Kenya
Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai and the Trees of Kenya 4.21 avg rating — 1,036 ratings
52.
Finally and Forever (Katie Weldon, #4)
Finally and Forever (Katie Weldon, #4) 4.50 avg rating — 1,746 ratings
53.
Running with the Kenyans: Passion, Adventure, and the Secrets of the Fastest People on Earth
Running with the Kenyans: Passion, Adventure, and the Secrets of the Fastest People on Earth 3.94 avg rating — 9,947 ratings
54.
Leopard at the Door
Leopard at the Door 4.03 avg rating — 6,394 ratings
55.
Digital Democracy, Analogue Politics: How the Internet Era is Transforming Politics in Kenya
Digital Democracy, Analogue Politics: How the Internet Era is Transforming Politics in Kenya 4.25 avg rating — 110 ratings
56.
City of Thorns: Nine Lives in the World's Largest Refugee Camp
City of Thorns: Nine Lives in the World's Largest Refugee Camp 4.02 avg rating — 3,370 ratings
57.
My Maasai Life: From Suburbia to Savannah
My Maasai Life: From Suburbia to Savannah 3.91 avg rating — 371 ratings
57.
The Shadow of the Sun: My African Life
The Shadow of the Sun: My African Life 4.39 avg rating — 16,545 ratings
59.
Sunrise Song (Treasures of the Heart #4)
Sunrise Song (Treasures of the Heart #4) 3.87 avg rating — 290 ratings
60.
Allan Quatermain (Allan Quatermain, #2)
Allan Quatermain (Allan Quatermain, #2) 3.89 avg rating — 5,381 ratings
61.
Murder on Safari (Inspector Vachell Mysteries #2)
Murder on Safari (Inspector Vachell Mysteries #2) 3.50 avg rating — 139 ratings
62.
Moving the Maasai: A Colonial Misadventure (St Antony's Series)
Moving the Maasai: A Colonial Misadventure (St Antony's Series) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9 ratings
63.
My Pride and Joy: An Autobiography
My Pride and Joy: An Autobiography 4.34 avg rating — 184 ratings
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The Temptress: The Scandalous Life of Alice de Janze and the Mysterious Death of Lord Erroll
The Temptress: The Scandalous Life of Alice de Janze and the Mysterious Death of Lord Erroll 3.65 avg rating — 572 ratings
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The African Poison Murders (Inspector Vachell Mysteries #3)
The African Poison Murders (Inspector Vachell Mysteries #3) 3.42 avg rating — 102 ratings
65.
A Change in Altitude
A Change in Altitude 3.25 avg rating — 12,257 ratings
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African Nights
African Nights 3.81 avg rating — 625 ratings
68.
Discovering Home
Discovering Home 4.06 avg rating — 89 ratings
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The Worlds of a Maasai Warrior: An Autobiography
The Worlds of a Maasai Warrior: An Autobiography 3.96 avg rating — 502 ratings
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Nellie: Letters from Africa
Nellie: Letters from Africa 4.25 avg rating — 20 ratings
71.
Precious Moon
Precious Moon 3.68 avg rating — 19 ratings
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Breath of Africa
Breath of Africa
by: J.L. Bwye
3.71 avg rating — 69 ratings
71.
The Elephant Dropping
The Elephant Dropping 3.31 avg rating — 16 ratings
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The Zoo (The Zoo Trilogy #1)
The Zoo (The Zoo Trilogy #1) 4.55 avg rating — 11 ratings
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The Book of Secrets
The Book of Secrets 3.50 avg rating — 1,256 ratings
75.
From Ox Cart to Email: The Kenya Story of Delia Craig
From Ox Cart to Email: The Kenya Story of Delia Craig 4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings
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The Ivory Needle
The Ivory Needle 4.29 avg rating — 17 ratings
78.
What Tears Us Apart
What Tears Us Apart 3.59 avg rating — 167 ratings
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The Promise of Rain (From Kenya, With Love #1)
The Promise of Rain (From Kenya, With Love #1) 3.91 avg rating — 66 ratings
80.
A Killing in the Sun
A Killing in the Sun 3.90 avg rating — 72 ratings
81.
Dance of the Jakaranda
Dance of the Jakaranda 3.69 avg rating — 944 ratings
82.
A Long Walk to Water
A Long Walk to Water 4.25 avg rating — 99,547 ratings
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Replenishing the Earth: Spiritual Values for Healing Ourselves and the World
Replenishing the Earth: Spiritual Values for Healing Ourselves and the World 4.10 avg rating — 235 ratings
84.
The Challenge for Africa
The Challenge for Africa 4.05 avg rating — 967 ratings
84.
Hope Runs: An American Tourist, a Kenyan Boy, a Journey of Redemption
Hope Runs: An American Tourist, a Kenyan Boy, a Journey of Redemption 3.85 avg rating — 486 ratings
84.
Find Me Unafraid: Love, Loss, and Hope in an African Slum
Find Me Unafraid: Love, Loss, and Hope in an African Slum 4.47 avg rating — 2,287 ratings
87.
The Clouds Beneath the Sun
The Clouds Beneath the Sun 3.33 avg rating — 428 ratings
88.
The Crocodile's Last Embrace (Jade del Cameron Mysteries, #6)
The Crocodile's Last Embrace (Jade del Cameron Mysteries, #6) 3.92 avg rating — 339 ratings
89.
Stalking Ivory (Jade del Cameron Mysteries, #2)
Stalking Ivory (Jade del Cameron Mysteries, #2) 3.72 avg rating — 647 ratings
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The Leopard's Prey (Jade del Cameron Mysteries #4)
The Leopard's Prey (Jade del Cameron Mysteries #4) 3.82 avg rating — 440 ratings
91.
The Circle of life: Wildlife on the African Savannah
The Circle of life: Wildlife on the African Savannah
by: Anup Shah
4.56 avg rating — 16 ratings
92.
The Peoples of Kenya
The Peoples of Kenya 4.27 avg rating — 15 ratings
93.
Treasure of the Golden Cheetah: A Jade del Cameron Mystery
Treasure of the Golden Cheetah: A Jade del Cameron Mystery 3.93 avg rating — 362 ratings
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Matigari
Matigari 3.80 avg rating — 812 ratings
95.
Out in the Midday Sun
Out in the Midday Sun 3.78 avg rating — 215 ratings
96.
The Present Moment
The Present Moment 3.47 avg rating — 15 ratings
97.
Homing In (Sparrow Reader Series, 20)
Homing In (Sparrow Reader Series, 20) 3.88 avg rating — 8 ratings
98.
Mau Mau
Mau Mau 3.41 avg rating — 37 ratings
98.
Jambo, Mama
Jambo, Mama 3.39 avg rating — 41 ratings
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Bill Bryson's African Diary
Bill Bryson's African Diary 3.49 avg rating — 10,348 ratings
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