Present Darkness |
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| Author:
| Nunn, Malla |
| ISBN: | 978-1-922057-86-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2014 |
| Publisher: | Booktopia Publishing
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| Imprint: | Brio Books |
| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | Contact Supplier contact
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Book Description:
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Six days before Christmas, Cooper sits at his desk at Johannesburg's Marshall Square station, ready for his holiday in Mozambique. A call comes in: a respectable, white couple has been beaten and left for dead in their bedroom. The couple's teenage daughter identifies the attacker as Aaron Shabalala - the youngest son of Zulu Detective Constable Samuel Shabalala - Cooper's best friend and a man to whom he owes his life. The Detective Branch isn't interested in evidence that might...
More DescriptionSix days before Christmas, Cooper sits at his desk at Johannesburg's Marshall Square station, ready for his holiday in Mozambique. A call comes in: a respectable, white couple has been beaten and left for dead in their bedroom. The couple's teenage daughter identifies the attacker as Aaron Shabalala - the youngest son of Zulu Detective Constable Samuel Shabalala - Cooper's best friend and a man to whom he owes his life. The Detective Branch isn't interested in evidence that might contradict their star witness's story - especially so close to the holidays. Determined to ensure justice for Aaron, Cooper, Shabalala and their trusted friend Dr Daniel Zweigman hunt down the truth. Their investigation uncovers a violent world of Sophiatown gangs, thieves and corrupt police detectives who will do anything to keep their dark world intact...