At Fire Hour

SKU: 9781431434206
At Fire Hour (Signed Copy) - Readers Warehouse
At Fire Hour
At Fire Hour (Signed Copy) - Readers Warehouse
At Fire Hour

At Fire Hour

SKU: 9781431434206
Author: Barry Gilder
C-Format·Ages 18+·Political Thriller
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🖤 Thriller Tone
Political, gritty, suspenseful, thought-provoking
⚡ Pace
Tense, investigation-driven, steadily gripping
🌍 Vibes
South African politics, intelligence operations, corruption, social unrest
👑 Themes
Justice, power, betrayal, loyalty, truth
🧠 Mind Game
Political conspiracies, hidden agendas, morally complex investigations
🔥 Hook
As political tensions and hidden conspiracies unfold within South Africa’s volatile landscape, investigators and operatives are drawn into a dangerous struggle involving corruption, violence, and buried truths
👀 Perfect For
Fans of politically charged crime fiction and intelligent thrillers

At Fire Hour is a sweeping, soulful novel that tells the story of Bhekisizwe Makhatini, a young black South Africa writer, detained and forced into exile, who undergoes a creative writing masters in the UK and military training with the ANC in Angola and in the Soviet Union, and faces the angst of choosing between his writing and his passionate desire to pit his new military skills against the apartheid regime. But Makhatini faces another challenge - suspicion by his ANC comrades that he was released from detention in return for spying on the ANC, that lingers throughout his exile life and beyond. But, is he a sellout?

Book details

Format
C-Format
Reading age
18+
Publisher
Jacana Media
Published
30 September 2004
Language
English
ISBN
9781431434206

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