Peter Driscoll était un auteur britannique de best-sellers dont les thrillers internationaux ont marqué les années 1970 et 1980. Ses œuvres abordaient souvent des intrigues internationales complexes et des tensions politiques, caractérisées par des intrigues captivantes et des observations perspicaces de la nature humaine. Le style de Driscoll était un mélange habile d'action et de profondeur psychologique, offrant aux lecteurs une expérience immersive. Sa capacité à créer du suspense et à explorer des dilemmes moraux en fait une figure notable du genre thriller.
Renowned for crafting gripping narratives, the author is celebrated as one of the best in the thriller genre. With a reputation for suspenseful storytelling, the book promises to engage readers with its intricate plot twists and well-developed characters, keeping them on the edge of their seats from start to finish.
Mining engineer Jim Keogh is enjoying a relaxing break in Cape Town when he witnesses a sadistic policemen's violent attempt to arrest a black man.Appalled by the policeman's brutality, Keogh steps in and helps the man escape.But unknown to Keogh, the man he has helped is Shack Twala, a high-profile black rights activist recently escaped from Robben Island.With the policeman badly injured, Keogh and Twala are now both wanted men, and the regime's most lethal operatives are sent after them.As the fugitives race 900 miles to cross the border to safety, they are drawn into a conspiracy much bigger and deadlier than they realize...