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‘Unquestionably the supremo of South African crime-writing fiction’ – Peter James
Benny Griessel and Vaughn Cupido are languishing in Stellenbosch. Run-of-the-mill police work in the leafy university town is a far cry from their previous life in the elite HAWKS. But when a student is found dead on a mountain trail, the two detectives find themselves trying to unpick a stubbornly difficult mystery.
In the north of the country, meanwhile, a beautiful wildlife guide is recruited by a group of special forces soldiers to act as a honeytrap, part a dangerous multi-million-dollar heist that goes tragically wrong. Then back in Stellenbosch, a local businessman is found murdered in what looks like a professional hit – suffocated by fast-action filler foam sprayed down his throat. A message to keep silent – but about what?
You need a cool head to unravel it all, because sadly, the thieves and criminals are as likely to be in government – or even the police – as on the streets. You need to stay calm, focused – and sober. Benny may be sober these days, but he’s not feeling calm. Solving this puzzle is turning into a deadly race against time and there’s another date that’s coming towards him like an express train. Alexa has fixed the date for their wedding. Big trouble, on every front.
Benny Griessel and Vaughn Cupido are languishing in Stellenbosch. Run-of-the-mill police work in the leafy university town is a far cry from their previous life in the elite HAWKS. But when a student is found dead on a mountain trail, the two detectives find themselves trying to unpick a stubbornly difficult mystery.
In the north of the country, meanwhile, a beautiful wildlife guide is recruited by a group of special forces soldiers to act as a honeytrap, part a dangerous multi-million-dollar heist that goes tragically wrong. Then back in Stellenbosch, a local businessman is found murdered in what looks like a professional hit – suffocated by fast-action filler foam sprayed down his throat. A message to keep silent – but about what?
You need a cool head to unravel it all, because sadly, the thieves and criminals are as likely to be in government – or even the police – as on the streets. You need to stay calm, focused – and sober. Benny may be sober these days, but he’s not feeling calm. Solving this puzzle is turning into a deadly race against time and there’s another date that’s coming towards him like an express train. Alexa has fixed the date for their wedding. Big trouble, on every front.
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