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A haunted cop, old ghosts, new crimes, who can be trusted?

The First Rule Of Survival

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    400 pages

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    17 April 2014

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Summary

Seven years ago in Cape Town three young white South African schoolboys were abducted in broad daylight on three consecutive days. They were never heard of again.

Now, a new case for the unpredictable Colonel Vaughn de Vries casts a light on the original enquiry; for him, a personal failure which has haunted him for those seven years and has cost him his marriage and peace of mind.

A former British government agent, friend to De Vries, provides intelligence on this new case, b…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781472111364
ISBN-10:1472111362
Author:Paul Mendelson
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Constable
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:400
Release Date:17 April 2014
Weight:313g
Dimensions:196mm x 130mm x 26mm
Series:Col Vaughn de Vries
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Critics Review

The First Rule of Survival is an incredibly atmospheric, complex and dazzling debut from a thrilling and authentic new voice in crime fiction.– Brian McGilloway

An excellent, uncompromising crime thriller made even better by its setting … the story is two journeys in one, and I’m glad I took both.

A jaw-droppingly brilliant crime thriller. Imagine The Killing moved to Cape Town and into the landscape of the hot and dusty African veld.

The First Rule of Survival is an incredibly atmospheric, complex and dazzling debut from a thrilling and authentic new voice in crime fiction.

An impressive debut - The Times

About The Author

Paul Mendelson

Paul Mendelson has written for the theatre and television and is the author of eleven non-fiction titles concerning mind-sports such as bridge and poker, as well as being a crime novelist whose first novel, The First Rule of Survival, was short-listed for the CWA Golden Dagger Crime Novel of the Year in 2014. His second novel, The Serpentine Road, was long-listed for the same prize in 2015. Both have been translated into several languages and a television adaptation is already in preparation.

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