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	Fritz Agency Christian Dittus
Original language
English
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Thriller / suspense fiction

DIVINE JUSTICE

Joanne Hichens

A Rae Valentine Thriller

Ruthless underworld criminal Rocco Robano's group of right-wing fanatics, inspired by crazed evangelist Heinz Dieter, are responsible for mayhem and murder in the city of Cape Town. As they prepare to leave for their new home, Aurora, a protected community where the White Brothers, the Core, will live out their days in solidarity, they run amok in the city already cursed by xenophobia. Employed to find a set of missing uncut diamonds, ex-addict Rae Valentine, a feisty, intrepid, newly-minted Private Investigator, falls prey to the gang of men intent on destroying her for sport. Rae can't outrun the storm of fury as the gang escalate their violence. As a victim of a kidnapping, she does what she can to protect herself and save her PI partner, Vincent Saldana, from certain death.

From Cape Town to the banks of the Orange River in Namibia, the tension rises as Rae fights for her life and discovers that the missing diamonds are linked to the illicit dealings of Robano's group.

Joanne Hichens is an author and editor living in Cape Town. She has published several novels, including Out To Score (co-authored) and Sweet Paradise, and for young adults, Stained and Riding the Wave. She had edited numerous short story collections, including Bad Company, an anthology of South African crime fiction endorsed by Lee Child. Though the Heavens May Fall was published in South Africa as Divine Justice.

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Book Published 2021-01-01 by Catalyst Press

Comments

With vivid imagery, punchy dialogue and black humor, Divine Justice establishes Joanne Hichens as a compelling voice in the world of crime fiction. ?Jassy Mackenzie author of the Jade de Jong thriller series . . . both an intriguing mystery and a brilliant character study, presenting vivid snapshots of desperate people straddling the fault lines in contemporary South Africa. A gripping narrative that rushes to a thrilling climax. ?Roger Smith, author of the thrillers Mixed Blood and Wake Up Dead [A] South African crime gem .Joanne Hichens gives us multiple viewpointsfrom the sexy rookie investigator Rae Valentine to her ex-boyfriend and her unreliable partner Vince to the classic villain, who has a Freudian mother fixation, and even a collective viewpoint into the police and a thuggish right wing gang. From the harrowing opening scene atop a burning Table Mountain to the nail biting finish where Rae must fight for her life, [this book] is a gritty, fast-paced thriller that pits impossibly real characters against an outrageously over-the-top plot. ?Anthony Ehlers, Citizen Hichen's voice flows; the story is gritty and the characters are extreme; so much so that you may be forgiven for suspecting a little tongue-in-cheek. The next Rae Valentine adventure is under the pen and it can't come soon enough. ?Mean Streets

"Staccato prose moves the action along at a machine-gun pace reminiscent of classic hard-boiled mysteries. Rae and the cutthroat streets of Cape Town aren't for the faint of heart, but fans of George V. Higgins and James Ellroy are sure to have a blast."