A Private Investigator invetigates a suspicious death, uncovering a crime boss's deadly extortion ring. As the body count rises, he must race to expose the killer and protect the only witness who holds the key to the mystery.
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3. THE DEADLY TRIANGLE - WANDERER DETECTIVE SERIES
In the shadowy underworld of Johannesburg, the merciless Johnny Bizante reigns from his billiard hall and restaurant. When he requires payment, he dispatches his henchmen, the hardened Jak Nasbir and the newly released Ore Pieters, to collect it, with or without violence. Their latest target is Ben Vorster, a man who apparently owes a thousand pounds and refuses to pay. Following a brutal assault in his luxury Hillbrow apartment, they leave Vorster for dead and vanish into the night.
But they are not alone. A chilling voice from the dark back seat of their car announces the presence of the legendary wandering detective, Obed de Swardt. To Nasbir, he is a myth, but to Pieters, he is a “devil” from his past. With cold composure and lightning-fast fists, De Swardt forces the two thugs to their knees and thus unravels the first thread of Bizante’s web.
The following day, tragedy strikes Ben Vorster. He is found dead in a car accident on the Pretoria road. The police rule it an accident, but his exquisite fiancée, Lana Myburgh, refuses to believe it. She knows Ben had a secret, a secret for which he may have been murdered. In her desperate search for answers, she hires the services of another renowned private detective, Hannes Verwey. While two separate investigations are underway, De Swardt follows his own, more dangerous path. His trail leads him deep into a deadly triangle of extortion, perilous secrets, and cold-blooded violence, where the powerful Johnny Bizante pulls all the strings and his victims are counted among the city’s elite. As the bodies begin to pile up, De Swardt realises he is fighting an enemy who knows no bounds and will eliminate anyone who dares to stand in his way, including the only woman who might hold the key to the mystery. Can De Swardt uncover the truth before another victim falls, and in a world where no one is who they seem to be, who can truly be trusted?
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Gerrie Radlof is the pseudonym of Gerrit Lubbe van Zyl (27/11/1923 - 20/9/1971) and is another 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 (Raider) books (hardcover), but also achieved great heights with his well-known Oloff the Pirate (Oloff die Seerower) 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 the Wanderer Detective (Swerwer Speurder) series. Gerrie Radlof wrote nine stories in the Wanderer Detective series. In short, the series is about a private detective by the name of Obed de Swardt. He lives with his wolfhound named Jagter (Hunter) and his personal chef named Amos, in Drie Gewels (Three Gables), a comfortably large house in Linden, Johannesburg. Then there is also his charming girlfriend Tessa Brink, who supports him in much of his private detective work. From a young age, Obed has been interested in criminology, and it is precisely this challenge of measuring his strength against criminals that gives him the adventure and zest for life he craves. Due to his excellent record, Obed also very quickly became known as the top wanderer-detective in the country. Furthermore, he is also a keen rugby player who plays for Transvaal in the wing position. Obed inherited a Bushveld farm from his father, and a foreman farms on his behalf there. The income generated from it is more than enough for Obed to live luxuriously. Despite the fact that Obed does not need to work, he does private detective work and tracks down most of his cases himself, for which he usually does not receive payment. Sometimes his one police friend, Eddie, contacts him to help with an important case that the police are struggling to solve themselves. Then there is also Jan Wiese, a good friend of Obed, who is a member of the editorial staff of a large daily newspaper in the city, and Obed always provides him with the newsworthy stories first, in exchange for his help from time to time. Each story is unique and packed with suspense and intrigue that will keep the reader guessing throughout and provide great enjoyment to read.
