It's for the country. We have no choice. You are our man, Charles. You know how these things are done.
Wealthy businessman Charles du Randt is persuaded by friends in high places to rid the country of a number of troublesome individuals, who are seemingly beyond the law. To carry out the task he recruits a former soldier, Marc Dampier, who must first 'disappear' himself, to ensure absolute secrecy. One by one the targeted individuals meet untimely deaths, apparently from heart attacks. Only one person, a friend of Marc Dampier, suspects that something untoward is going on but her efforts to get at the truth are blocked at every turn. This is hardly surprising, given who was behind the original conspiracy.
None of this could possibly happen, you tell yourself. Not in a country like ours. Not with people like this. But as the story takes a totally unexpected turn, you think again. Is it really so impossible?
"A true thriller."
"A rattling yarn."
"Right out of an action thriller movie."
"One of the best things I've read for a long time."