Of all the abductions, this one is different.

Jane Whitefield is unique in the annals of detective fiction. She is a throwback to a tribal world, still loyal to the beliefs of the Seneca Indians and still adhering to the call of a lost era.

KAMPALA, Uganda — Laker Fatuma’s big smile threatens to turn up the wattage in the already bright Ugandan sky as she rolls bright-green beads in the shade of a mango tree. Fatuma has reason to smile: ...