Description
See No Evil by Michael Ridpath is a work of fiction and the second novel in the Alex Calder series, following On the Edge. Set against the final years of apartheid-era South Africa, the novel combines financial intrigue with political tension and personal betrayal. Alex Calder, a former City trader trying to distance himself from his past, is drawn back into danger when an old friend asks for help investigating a murder that took place nearly two decades earlier. The victim was the wife of a powerful Afrikaner newspaper magnate, killed on a game reserve under circumstances long believed to be politically motivated. New evidence suggests the truth may lie much closer to home. As Calder digs deeper, his search leads him back to Bloomfield Weiss, the investment bank he once escaped, and into a web of secrets involving wealth, influence and moral compromise.
With its strong South African setting, exploration of loyalty and truth, and focus on the collision between politics and money, See No Evil will appeal to readers of intelligent, character-driven political and financial thrillers.
