Hard hitting thriller, gut renching and very vivid. Not the kind of book to read whilst eating. Also not a book to read prior to sleeping, will either keep you awake or invade your sleep with nightmares. I guess having been born and growing up in South Africa was very aware of all the crime an...
Burn was tense, checking his mirrors, nosing the Jeep into gaps. Then he made a visible effort to calm himself, and he slowed down, dropped to the speed limit.Benny Mongrel had a cell phone in his hand, looking at it as if it might bite him. He’d seen people using them, sure, the guards at Pollsm...
He drove fast, tailgating slower drivers until they gave way, venting his anger on the gearbox of the Ford and the civilians who slowed his passage. Robbie, strapped in beside him, held a huge, fluffy, pink bear. The boy seemed to enjoy the speed, miming driving gestures with his dirty little han...
To her it’s everything that is magical about Cape Town: a giant shopping mall built around the harbor, with sun-drenched Table Mountain as a backdrop. The place is full of rich white people with tans and foreign accents. All the designer stores are here—from Jimmy C to Louis V—and she feels conne...