The Serpentine Road
A Mystery, Crime book. Wow! I did not expect to enjoy this book at all. I read the back in the...
Even after the release of Nelson Mandela and the promise of free elections, extremist groups terrorized South Africa, bombing churches, opening fire in bars and restaurants. Nearly twenty-five years ago, as a young Captain, Vaughn de Vries finds himself in pursuit of the suspects of a fatal bombing in his precinct, under the command of one of the most feared white police officers of the time: Major Kobus Nel. Out of radio communication and without clear evidence, the SAPS barge into a township and set off a chain of events which will resonate for a quarter of a century. In Cape Town in 2015, the heiress of an Apartheid-era industrialist is found murdered, her body posed to suggest a racial hate crime. But, as Colonel Vaughn De Vries investigates, possible motives for her death abound: a highly controversial art exhibition, her sexual preferences, her relationship - as yet unknown by the press - with the son of one of the heroes of The Struggle. And, moving South down through the country, North to South, five men are murdered, each with a connection to a point in history De...
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- Pages: 352 pages
- ISBN: 9781472119476 / 0
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Der britische Autor Paul Mendelson zeichnet in seinem zweiten Roman Die Strasse ins Dunkel ein bedrckendes Bild der sdafrikanischen Gesellschaft, die noch immer mit tiefgehenden Verletzungen kmpft. Mit Wunden, die nicht nur der alte, sondern auch der neue Rassismus versursacht hat. Mit Machtstrukturen, die sich zwar verschoben, aber... I received a copy of this book for free through Goodreads First Reads."The Serpentine Road" is a good story. Paul Mendelson is a good writer. Maybe because this isn't the first book involving the main character (Vaughn De Vries), I felt there was something missing.Even taking into account the possible lack of back story, it felt patchy,... Wow! I did not expect to enjoy this book at all. I read the back in the book shop, expected a heavy story about Apartheid, but thought it would be important, or at least interesting. I also guessed (incorrectly, I now know) that the author would be South African, and I really want to read more SA authors. Those are the reasons I picked...
