The Street - Exposing A World Of Cops, Bribes And Drug Dealers (Paperback)

There are no villains here. Award-winning journalist Paul McNally finds corrupt cops, drug dealers, vigilante residents, addicts, torturers, murderers and cops partnered with drug dealers. But no villains.

Raymond is a shop owner on Ontdekkers Road, in Johannesburg, who takes a baseball bat to the dealers when they break his rules. He systematically records in his notebook the police officers who come – all day, every day – to collect their bribe money from the dealers, and is looking for someone to trust. Khaba is a middle-aged police officer who wants a quiet life but whose demons will not leave him in peace. He is trying to regain his trust in what he once regarded as an honourable profession. Wendy is a petite, ageing police reservist who can handle an R5 rifle with confidence, but not the sadness that accompanies her in her daily life – the loss of her police officer husband, brutally murdered by a drug lord, and the addiction that has her adult son in its grip. She is looking for respect and affirmation and for her own life to have meaning.

Through different paths, the lives of Raymond, Khaba and Wendy intersect on the street as their attention is focused on the current power couple – a drug dealer named Obi and Lerato, a police officer. Seemingly untouchable, Obi and Lerato terrorise Ontdekkers, and in the process upset the balance of this already lawless world.

General

Imprint:	Picador Africa
Country of origin:	South Africa
Release date:	September 2016
Authors:	Paul McNally
Dimensions:	234 x 158 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	323
ISBN-13:	978-1-77010-456-3
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Sport Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > Criminal investigation & detection Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Ball games > Cricket Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > Organized crime > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > Offenders > General Books > Biography > Sport Books > Local Author Showcase > Lifestyle
LSN:	1-77010-456-9
Barcode:	9781770104563

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