When a twelve-year-old boy is found strangled to death with multiple stab wounds, his killer is assumed to be a pedophile. Lieutenant Tromp Kramer and his sidekick, Bantu Detective Sergeant Mickey Zondi begin to investigate and soon learn that the boy had been involved in a detective club that encouraged children to spy and snitch on people, and no one likes a snitch. Whom was Boetie spying on? As the two men look into possible leads on the case, they must also navigate increasing tensions surrounding racism in the ’70s in South Africa, and Kramer finds himself on the receiving end of much of the hatred himself.
- ISBN10 0575015128
- ISBN13 9780575015128
- Publish Date 7 September 1972
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 18 October 2003
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Gollancz
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 256
- Language English