Short description
Set in Cape Town at the turn of the 21st century this crime novel's protagonists are two former arms smugglers turned security operators who offer protection to the rich and famous doing business or holidaying in the city.
Long description
Set in Cape Town at the turn of the 21st century this crime novel's protagonists are two former arms smugglers turned security operators who offer protection to the rich and famous doing business or holidaying in the city. When an old contact calls in a favour, Mace and Pylon become embroiled in the city’s nightlife and recreational drug scene and with Pagad, the Islamic organisation that is intent on ridding the city of gangsters and druglords. In the course of the novel's fast-paced action, Mace's six-year-old daughter becomes the primary target of Pagad's lawyer, Sheemina February, and Mace is further entangled in the complications of protecting two Italian couturiers who are nevertheless mysteriously murdered.