HAMMERMAN, a walking shadow

321pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2022

Private investigator Fish Pescado discovers that the murders of several policemen and politicians in Cape Town are linked to the murder of Swedish prime minister Olof Palme in 1986.

Mike Nicol's books include the thrillers The Rabbit Hole, Sleeper, Of Cops & Robbers, Power Play and the trilogy: Payback, Killer Country and Black Heart.