num_pages: 352
description: Set in the corrupt unforgiving world of apartheid South Africa this novel in the Detective Emmanuel Cooper series follows Cooper as he faces a test of loyalty and friendship.Five days before Christmas Detective Sergeant Emmanuel Cooper sits at his desk at the Johannesburg major crimes squad ready for his holiday in Mozambique. A call comes in: a respectable white couple has been assaulted and left for dead in their bedroom. The couples teenage daughter identifies the attacker as Aaron Shabalalathe youngest son of Zulu Detective Constable Samuel ShabalalaCoopers best friend and a man to whom he owes his life.The Detective Branch isnt interested in evidence that might contradict their star witnesss story especially so close to the holidays. Determined to ensure justice for Aaron Cooper Shabalala and their trusted friend Dr. Daniel Zweigman hunt down the truth. Their investigation uncovers a violent world of Sophiatown gangs thieves and corrupt government officials who will do anything to keep their dark world intact.
language: English
title: Present Darkness
publisher: Emily Bestler Books