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Forthcoming ยท Sequel to Illegal Tender

The Architecture
of Theft

One billion rand. Eleven minutes. No trace.

When a military-grade assault empties a South African cash vault, Lloyd's underwriter Samantha Kelly follows the losses into a criminal network reaching the highest levels of corporate and political power.

But Sam has secrets of her own, and entering the architecture of theft may be easier than getting out.

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About the book

Where crime becomes a system.

A disciplined syndicate executes a military-style assault on the Highveld Cash Services regional vault near Kromdraai, stealing R1 billion in under eleven minutes and leaving no trace.

In London, insurance underwriter Samantha "Sam" Kelly begins investigating South Africa's staggering cash-in-transit losses. Her search takes her from street-level violence into a sophisticated network linking organised crime, corporate interests and political power.

From Johannesburg and Cape Town to London and the offshore world, Sam must decide how far she is prepared to enter the system she intends to expose.

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