The First Rule Of Survival
By Paul Mendelson
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Seven years ago in Cape Town three young white South African schoolboys were abducted in broad daylight on three consecutive days. They were never heard of again.Now, a new case for the unpredictable Colonel Vaughn de Vries casts a light on the original enquiry; for him, a personal failure which has haunted him for those seven years and has cost him his marriage and peace of mind.A former British government agent, friend to De
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The First Rule Of Survival
9781472111395
C & R Crime
20 March 2014
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400
1 MB
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English
Crime, Thriller & Adventure
General/trade
Awards
Short-listed for CWA Goldsboro Gold Dagger 2014 (UK)
Short-listed for CWA Goldsboro Gold Dagger 2014 (UK)
Short-listed for CWA Goldsboro Gold Dagger 2014 (UK)
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An excellent, uncompromising crime thriller made even better by its setting ... the story is two journeys in one, and I'm glad I took both. -- Lee Child A jaw-droppingly brilliant crime thriller. Imag...
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Author Biography
Paul Mendelson has written for the theatre and television and is the author of eleven non-fiction titles concerning mind-sports such as bridge and poker, as well as being a crime novelist whose first novel, The First Rule of Survival, was short-listed for the CWA Golden Dagger Crime Novel of the Year in 2014. His second novel, The Serpentine Road, was long-listed for the same prize in 2015. Both have been translated into several languages and a television adaptation is already in preparation.