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Learn moreLieutenant Kramer and Sergeant Zondi have their hands full. On the same day that an adult entertainer is found strangled to death in her dressing room, her pet python wrapped dead around her neck, beloved candy shop owner Lucky Siyayo is shot at his counter in a botched robbery. The detective duo quickly realize neither death is as simple as it appears. With two very different sets of crimes to solve, Kramer and Zondi set off on treks that take them all over town, from the poorer villages to the sleazy dressing rooms of con artists and pimps to the gorgeous step of the South African countryside. Only one thing is for sure—neither will be taking his day off this week!
James McClure (1939–2006) was a British author and journalist best known for his Kramer and Zondi mysteries set in South Africa.
Steven Crossley, a graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, has built a career on both sides of the Atlantic as an actor and audiobook narrator, for which he has won more than a dozen AudioFile Earphones Awards and been a nominee for the prestigious Audie Award. He is a member of the internationally renowned theater company Complicite and has appeared in numerous theater, television, film, and radio dramas.
Reviews
“The pace is fast, the solution ingenious. Above all, however, is the author’s extraordinary naturalistic style. He is that rarity—a sensitive writer who can carry his point without forcing.”
“A revealing picture of the hate and sickness of the apartheid society of South Africa.”
“So artfully conceived as to engender cheers…A memorable mystery.”
“This well-plotted, well-written murder mystery is exceptional…sometimes grim, sometimes sourly comic, always shocking.”
“Crossley keeps listeners abreast of the gripping and psychologically complex plot with helpful shadings of accent and character, and realistic pacing of collegial banter, narrative description, and the many scenes of danger.”
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