The life of a former Beirut journalist collides with an ex-mercenary on the run--the latter being the focus of a relentless high-tech manhunt because he has evidence of American forces wiping out an African village.
 
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The three main characters in this gripping literary thriller are John Anselm, a man who deals in secrets; a South African mercenary; and a woman journalist in London who exposes the seedy private lives of politicians. What brings them together is the knowledge of a video tape showing a hushed-up massacre in an African village that could lead not only to their own destruction but to the downfall of several corrupt governments. Peter Temple is an award-winning Australian crime fiction writer, and this is his first book to be published in America.