A housewife running from years of domestic abuse.
A bodyguard hired to escort a smuggled rhinoceros.
A group of Islamic terrorists based in a quiet residential street.
A secret government agency threatened with amalgamation within a bigger department.
A retired policeman trying to get used to his new career in the private sector.
Each of these strands of a brilliant narrative is populated with superbly-drawn characters, and woven into a stunningly exciting drama by the undisputed king of South African suspense fiction.
Not only a heart-pounding thriller, but also a love story and a fabulous kaleidoscopic picture of South African society, this is the finest novel yet from an author whose reputation is growing all around the world.