A gripping story of murder, corruption and intrigue.., the thriUer everyone has been waiting for.

Taut, strongly plotted.., provides a rush of blood to the head and stings your page-turning fingertips.

Ridpath... has cornered the market in intelligent, fast-moving financial thrillers.

It's hard to put down and difficult to stop thinking about... an excellent, fan thriller. Read it and enjoy.

Ridpath's financial thrillers are remarkable for having their finger on the pulse.

When Kim, an old college friend, pays Alex Calder oan unexpected visit he is drawn once more into the shady dealings of the City investment bank Bloomfield Weiss. For Kim is married to Todd van Zyl, son of a South African newspaper tycoon.

Todd wants Alex's help to investigate the murder of his mother, shot at a game reserve near Cape Town eighteen years ago. Todd had always believed his mother was killed by guerrillas - but the recent discovery of a letter written by her shortly before her death suggests a crime much closer to home. And it seems an old enemy of Alex at Bloomfield Weiss holds the key to a mystery that will have deadly repercussions...