Publisher's Synopsis
When an old college friend pays Alex Calder an unexpected visit, he is drawn once more into the City's shady underbelly - in particular, back to Bloomfield Weiss, the investment bank he'd hoped he'd left far behind. For Kim O'Connell is married to Todd van Zyl, son of South African newspaper tycoon Cornelius van Zyl. Todd wants Alex's help to investigate the murder of his mother, shot at a game reserve near Cape Town 18 years ago. Todd had always assumed that Martha was killed by guerrillas - but the recent discovery of a letter written shortly before her death now suggests a crime far closer to home. And it seems Alex's old enemy at Bloomfield Weiss investment bank holds the key to the mystery. But Todd's suspicions have stirred up a nest of vipers - with deadly repercussions...
