With a beautiful wife and newborn baby daughter, it seems private eye Thabang Maje should be satisfied with life. But while his wife and daughter survived it, a car crash took the life of his unborn son. Thabang knows just who to blame: Sandile Nkosi, ruthless businessman and father to the teenager who caused the fatal car crash, and Thabang won’t stop until Sandile pays. With the help of an old journalist friend Tolo, Thabang starts asking questions about some very powerful men that finally lead him to uncover an underground world of illicit drug dealings and human trafficking.

The exciting second novel is from the award-winning author of Ancient Rites.

DIALE TLHOLWE was born in 1961 in Meyerton and went to primary school in Alexandra Township and Mofolo, Soweto. He began his law studies at the University of Fort Hare in 1980 but did not return after one of the mass expulsions at the University. He took up teaching and earned a diploma in journalism through the Argus Journalism Cadet School. Later Thlolwe became a client and local government liaison officer for a consultancy company. His first novel, Ancient Rites, also featuring PI Thabang Maje, was published by Kwela Books in 2008. Tlholwe was awarded the 2010 South African Literary Award (SALA) for a First-time Published Author for Ancient Rites.