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by Deon Meyer Thobela "Tiny" Mpayipheli, an assassin trained by the KGB in East Berlin, has retired and hopes to live a quiet life with his 8 year old son, Pakamile, on his small farm in South Africa. One fateful day he stops at a gas station and his son is shot to death during a robbery. The two gunmen responsible for the robbery and shooting are captured, but escape from police custody before they can be sentenced. The police offer little hope of apprehending them. Tiny's life is shattered the death, as his son was all he had left to live for. The grieving father decides to take things into his own hands. He begins to pursue his son's killers, but also begins to target pedophiles and other perpetrators of crimes against children who have escaped the law. He metes out his own justice using a traditional tribal sword called an assegai. His exploits have made him into a folk hero. Inspector Benny Giessel is an aging alcoholic. His wife has given him six months to sober up and stop drinking or forget their marriage. He almost loses his job, but is assigned to the case of the Assegai Warrior. It is his last chance to keep his job as he must bring in Tiny. He finds an ally in Christine Van Rooyen, a young prostitute who is trying to find her daughter, who has been abducted by a powerful drug lord. Together they devise a plan which will enable Benny to apprehend Tiny. The final confrontation between Benny and Tiny brings a surprising and starting result. This is a powerful, psychological story about three people struggling with their troubled lives. The plot is complex and compelling. The characters are smoothly introduced with their human flaws and weaknesses. The atmosphere of the African landscape is realistically portrayed. The reader has the sense of being part of it. The action is intense with the reader kept constantly in suspense. Highly recommended as a not-to-be-missed read. |
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