Present darkness / Malla Nunn.
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TextSeries: Nunn, Malla. Detective sergeant Emmanuel Cooper novel ; Publisher: Sydney : Xoum Publishing, 2014Copyright date: ©2014Description: 277 pages ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781922057877; 9781922057860Subject(s): Cooper, Emmanuel (Fictitious character) -- Fiction | Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction | Friendship -- Fiction | Johannesburg (South Africa) -- Fiction | South Africa -- Fiction | South Africa -- History -- 1909-1961 -- FictionGenre/Form: Detective and mystery stories. DDC classification: A823.4 Summary: Five days before Christmas, Detective Sergeant Emmanuel Cooper sits at his desk at the Johannesburg major crimes squad, ready for his holiday in Mozambique. A call comes in: a respectable, white couple has been assaulted and left for dead in their bedroom. The couple's teenage daughter identifies the attacker as Aaron Shabalala - the youngest son of Zulu Detective Constable Samuel Shabalala - Cooper's best friend and a man to whom he owes his life. The Detective Branch isn't interested in evidence that might contradict their star witness's story, especially so close to the holidays. Determined to ensure justice for Aaron, Cooper, Shabalala, and their trusted friend Dr Daniel Zweigman hunt down the truth. Their investigation uncovers a violent world of Sophiatown gangs, thieves, and corrupt government officials who will do anything to keep their dark world intact.
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| wnor- Book | Northam Northam Adult fiction | F NUN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31111057749010 |
Five days before Christmas, Detective Sergeant Emmanuel Cooper sits at his desk at the Johannesburg major crimes squad, ready for his holiday in Mozambique. A call comes in: a respectable, white couple has been assaulted and left for dead in their bedroom. The couple's teenage daughter identifies the attacker as Aaron Shabalala - the youngest son of Zulu Detective Constable Samuel Shabalala - Cooper's best friend and a man to whom he owes his life. The Detective Branch isn't interested in evidence that might contradict their star witness's story, especially so close to the holidays. Determined to ensure justice for Aaron, Cooper, Shabalala, and their trusted friend Dr Daniel Zweigman hunt down the truth. Their investigation uncovers a violent world of Sophiatown gangs, thieves, and corrupt government officials who will do anything to keep their dark world intact.
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