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The History of Blood, 9781472121820
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A bloody message ignites a chase through South Africa’s dark past.

The History of Blood

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    352 pages

  • Release Date

    30 January 2017

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Summary

The Message in Blood

When the South African Police Service receives a frantic call from the troubled daughter of a former Apartheid-era politician, they find only her lifeless body. Within it, a chilling message awaits, setting Colonel Vaughn de Vries and Don February of the Special Crimes Unit on a journey through their nation and its complex past, in a desperate attempt to decode and bring closure.

As organized crime tightens its grip on South Africa, new, ruthless players…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781472121820
ISBN-10:1472121821
Series:Col Vaughn de Vries
Author:Paul Mendelson
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Constable
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:352
Release Date:30 January 2017
Weight:240g
Dimensions:196mm x 126mm x 32mm
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Critics Review

An impressive debut

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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