From rising South African thriller writer Deon Meyer, a gripping suspense novel about revenge, forgiveness, and the race to catch a trained killer.

A young woman makes a terrible confession to a priest. An honorable man takes his own revenge for an unspeakable tragedy. An aging inspector tries to get himself sober while taking on the most difficult case of his career. From this beginning, Deon Meyer weaves a story of astonishing complexity and suspense, as Inspector Benny Griessel faces off against a dangerous vigilante who has everything on his side, including public sympathy.

A gruesome abuse case has hit the newsstands, and one man has taken it upon himself to stand up for the children of Cape Town. When the accused is found stabbed through the heart by spear, it's only the beginning of a string of bloody murders - and of a dangerous dilemma for detective Griessel. The detective is always just one step behind as someone slays the city's killers. But the paths of Griessel and the avenger collide when a young prostitute lures them both into a dangerous plan - and the two find themselves with a heart-stopping problem that no system of justice could ever make right.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Little Brown and Company
Published: 03/26/2008
ISBN: 9780316017855
Pages: 409
Weight: 1.80lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.50w x 1.40d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 01/28/2008 pg. 41
Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2008 pg. 167
Library Journal 03/15/2008 pg. 60
New York Times Book Review 04/13/2008 pg. 30
Booklist 03/15/2008 pg. 32
People Weekly 04/21/2008 pg. 55