A corrupt cop, a gangbanger, and an ex-marine sitting on three million dollars in stolen cash find themselves entangled in this cinematic cape town thriller ( Bookpage ). Reluctant bank robber Jack Burn is on the run after a heist in the United States that left three million dollars missing and one cop dead. Hiding out in Cape Town, South Africa, he is desperate to build a new life for his pregnant wife and young son. But on a tranquil evening in their new suburban neighborhood, they are the victims of a random gangland break-in. Benny Mongrel, an ex-con night watchman, knows who went into Burn's house, and what the American did to them. Burn's actions soon trap them both in a cat-and-mouse game with Rudi Gatsby Barnard, a corrupt Afrikaner cop. Once Gatsby smells those missing American millions, the men are drawn into a web of murder and vengeance that builds to an unforgettable conclusion.
Ciudad del Cabo Serie
Esta serie te sumerge en el crudo corazón de la Sudáfrica contemporánea a través de thrillers literarios de alta tensión. Sigue a personajes atrapados en un torbellino de violencia, corrupción y crimen, a menudo huyendo de su pasado. Cada entrega ofrece un panorama impasible de la oscuridad social, explorando desde enclaves adinerados hasta los extensos y laberínticos barrios marginales. Prepárate para un ritmo implacable y una inmersión profunda en el complejo submundo del país.
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