Fabel Retief's search for adventure at a remote mansion turns into a life-threatening struggle against a professor who protects a deadly conspiracy about a shipwreck's secret cargo with his life.
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4. THE FATEFUL DATE - FABEL RETIEF SERIES
Far in the desolate wilderness of South West Africa, near the notorious ‘Coast of Death’, stands a forgotten mansion, Abendruhe. The ghostly legends surrounding the place are an irresistible lure for Fabel Retief, a restless former detective with an unquenchable thirst for adventure.
His simple search for a good story, however, quickly degenerates into a struggle for survival. The house is not deserted. Within the dilapidated walls, he discovers the enigmatic Professor Ludwig Dittmar and his exquisitely beautiful, yet clearly oppressed wife, Irma. Dittmar is a man with a dark secret, and he shrinks from nothing and no one to protect it. Fabel’s curiosity plunges him into a perilous game of cat and mouse. He uncovers evidence of an ominous conspiracy, a secret sea chart, notes on old naval affairs and a forgotten shipwreck with a deadly cargo.
Trapped in this web of betrayal, with merciless henchmen on his trail, Fabel must not only fight for his own life but also to reveal the truth behind Dittmar’s sinister activities. Meanwhile, the clock is ticking down to an ominous date, 16 April. A day circled on a calendar with fear and anticipation. Who is the mysterious figure expected on this fateful day, and will Fabel survive long enough to find out?
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The Fabel Retief series of seven stories is an excellent spy series written in the early 1960s by one of South Africa's master writers of the era, F.A. Venter, under the pseudonym Meiring Fouche. Fabel Retief is a former detective with the South African Detective Service, and wherever murders and mysterious cases are involved, you are sure to find Fabel. He earned his nickname from the fabled skill with which he solved the most intricate cases during his time with the South African Detective Service. The seven stories in the series cover a wide range of events, from a missing girl and a murder on a ship to a deserted house in a remote desert. It is Fabel's task to solve all the riddles and secrets, and only his ingenuity, knowledge, and sharp intellect enable him to unravel these cases. All the stories provide wonderful entertainment for readers of all ages, and there is even a touch of romance involved.
