Commissioner Sanders Books in Order

Commissioner Sanders administers a British colonial territory along an African river, negotiating with chiefs and confronting unrest. These linked stories follow his efforts to maintain authority as rivalries, outside interference, and uneasy alliances repeatedly threaten the region's fragile peace.

Sanders cuts short his leave when news arrives of unrest in his African territory. Bosambo has encouraged chiefs to believe the commissioner is dead, leaving Sanders to counter an ambitious power grab before it turns into widespread conflict.

A lost African expedition leaves behind rumors of a rich diamond mine and a chart others desperately want. Former convict Amber becomes entangled with a dubious financier and the Sutton siblings as competing schemes draw them toward the missing fortune.

Bosambo, chief of the Ochori, uses wit and political skill to navigate rival chiefs and British colonial authority. His dealings with Commissioner Sanders combine cooperation with personal ambition, as shifting loyalties and regional conflicts repeatedly test their uneasy relationship.

Sanders is away from Africa when a distant ruler's violence includes a missionary's death and his daughter's disappearance. News of the crisis draws Sanders and his colleagues toward a return, challenging the king who believes colonial intervention is no longer possible.

Bones invites the Foreign Secretary to visit the African territory he helps administer, infuriating his commander. Meanwhile Sanders and his assistants contend with colonial rivalries and local tensions as Bosambo watches their efforts to maintain an uneasy peace.

Commissioner Sanders, Captain Hamilton and the inexperienced Bones face fresh disturbances in their African colonial territory. This collection of linked stories follows their attempts to maintain order when an apparently quiet situation produces unexpected complications.

Commissioner Sanders attempts to maintain peace with Hamilton, the troublesome Bones and watchful ruler Bosambo. These African adventure stories involve claims of miracles, religious disputes and missing disease samples that threaten the territories under their administration.