Present Darkness

Six days before Christmas, Cooper sits at his desk at Johannesburg’s
Marshall Square station, ready for his holiday in Mozambique. A call
comes in: a respectable, white couple has been beaten and left for dead
in their bedroom. The couple’s teenage daughter identifies the attacker
as Aaron Shabalala – the youngest son of Zulu Detective Constable Samuel
Shabalala – Cooper’s best friend and a man to whom he owes his life.
The Detective Branch isn’t interested in evidence that might
contradict their star witness’s story – especially so close to the
holidays. Determined to ensure justice for Aaron, Cooper, Shabalala and
their trusted friend Dr Daniel Zweigman hunt down the truth. Their
investigation uncovers a violent world of Sophiatown gangs, thieves and
corrupt police detectives who will do anything to keep their dark world
intact . . .