Cape Town is experiencing a new wave of cash-in-transit heists, and Captain Eberard Februarie is brought in to crack the case. There are few leads to go on, and the gang always seems to be a step ahead of the cops, raising suspicions of a leak from the inside.
Andile Xaba lives a double life, leading a crew of heist men and hiding his activities from his suburban girlfriend and township mother. He knows the police are on his tail, and when a job goes wrong, fault lines start emerging in the gang. They cannot afford any more mistakes.
In this explosive new crime thriller, Andrew Brown pits his haunted detective against an elusive new enemy. While dealing with his own demons, problems with his ex-wife and daughter, and a colonel with a history in the apartheid police force, Eberard moves ever closer to a dramatic showdown with his opponent.
The Heist Men is a riveting, poignant triumph, once again revealing Andrew Brown as a master of crime fiction. This novel will thrill diehard fans and win plenty of new ones.
