Detective Roode investigates suspicious drownings undercover. Left for dead after an attack, he must operate in the shadows to expose a deadly conspiracy before a planned night of terror claims him as its final victim.
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1. NIGHT OF NO MERCY - SA POLICE SERIES
Detective Sergeant Kobus Roode is a man of action, not one for office work. When a series of purported drownings, including those of two law enforcement officers, plunges the coastal town of Driehoeksbaai into a state of fear, he suspects the treacherous ocean currents are not the true culprit. Under the guise of a carefree holidaymaker, he infiltrates the ostensibly placid community, resolute in his mission to unearth the dark secret lurking beneath its idyllic facade.
His investigation, however, takes a fateful turn when he meets the devastatingly beautiful yet enigmatic Marsha Brackley. A relaxed afternoon on a remote beach descends into a nightmare when Kobus is unexpectedly ambushed by a monstrous gorilla and dragged into the treacherous surf. Left for dead, it becomes clear that the Brackley family, with their secluded estate and collection of wild animals, guards a lethal secret, one for which they will kill without hesitation.
But Kobus Roode is not so easily dispatched. While the town believes him to be the fifth victim, he must operate as a ghost in the shadows to unmask the truth. He finds an unexpected ally in the beautiful nurse, Annie le Roux. But in a place where no one can be trusted, she could prove to be his salvation or his final undoing. Before long, he uncovers sufficient information about a conspiracy, something vast and perilous, planned for a specific night. In a race against time, with the murderers relentlessly erasing their tracks, Roode must delve deeper than ever before. Trapped in a deadly game of cat and mouse, he must expose the truth behind the murders before the night of no mercy claims his final breath.
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Gerrie Radlof is the pseudonym of Gerrit Lubbe van Zyl (27/11/1923 - 20/9/1971) and is another one of South Africa's top writers who died at a relatively young age in a car accident outside Melkbosstrand. He is especially known for his extremely popular Buiter books (hardcover), but also reached great heights with his well-known Oloff the Pirate paperback series of stories. Then there is also his slightly lesser-known Ramala series, which is, however, his longest series of books, and also the Tamar series, which consists of only two books. Under Gerrie Radlof, he also wrote several books in the SA Police series and also the Swerwer Speurder (Wanderer Detective) series. Gerrie Radlof wrote six stories in the SA Police series. In short, the SA Police series is about a constable by the name of Kobus Roode. He is a strongly built man with brown hair that is always cut short, so that it looks like a crew cut. His story begins as a student when he and two of his best friends went camping in the Drakensberg. There they uncover a secret weapons arsenal and weapons factory hidden deep underground. In the process, Kobus's two friends die, but Kobus manages to apprehend the villains and thus bring the organization's illegal activities to a halt. These events had such a great impact on Kobus's life that he decided there and then to dedicate himself to becoming a constable. Kobus's career takes off quickly and he solves one major international case after another. He deals with kidnappers, murderers, animal smugglers, dagga (cannabis) smugglers and many more. Most of the time he finds himself in Natal, but at times he is also transferred to Pretoria and Johannesburg, to solve cases there that others before him could not solve. Many times Kobus refuses promotion, because it would mean that he would have to do office work. There is nothing he enjoys more than working in nature, on the back of a horse. It is precisely this love of his that leads him to discover the secret places of villains and to surprise and expose them there. Each of these stories is full of action, drama, suspense and also a little bit of romance in between. Every excellently written detective story captivates you from beginning to end and the stories stay with you long after you have finished reading them.
