Mystery Adventures

About the Book

The people of Umumbara woke up that fateful morning to a very strange development. Their Oracle Priest had disappeared without a trace of his whereabouts. This caused a great anxiety in the land as the people feared that the Gods might be up in arms against them. The Oracle Priest is an indispensable person in Umumbara and to its people. He was the intermediary between the people and their gods on the one hand, and between the people and their ancestors on the other hand. Umumbara was a place where custom and tradition were never compromise as they were held both sacrosanct and sacred. Only the Oracle Priest dictated the pace as directed by their gods and their ancestors. Therefore, life would remain at a standstill without him. Also, being the only ordained divine servant, he was highly feared and respected by his kinsmen. His disappearance therefore presented the people with the task of searching for him, at least, to convince their gods and their ancestors that they did not treat their servant with disregard. If they had failed to show concern, they would have incurred the wrath of the gods who obviously would have visited them with some punitive punishments usually death, drought, famine, or strange ailments. The search mission turned out to be mystery adventures that exposed the search group to very strange knowledge beyond their imagination.

About the Author

Augustine Chinedum Alfred was born in Etche Rivers State to the family of late Mr. Alfred Ogbonnaya Odor and late Mrs. Roseline Monii Alfred Odor from Imo State Nigeria.

He started his primary education in 1971 after the Nigerian Civil War in 1970.In 1982, Mr. Alfred completed his secondary education and later graduated in Mass Communication in 1988. He obtained a Masters in Business Administration majoring in Advertising and Public Relations from the foremost and prestigious business school in Nigeria, the ESUT Business School, Enugu Nigeria. His latest titles, “Revolt Against The Gods” and “In Praise Of Conflict” will be out soon. He is a career management, marketing and communication professional in Nigeria.