Into the Outside: Part I- The beginning - Softcover

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A fast-paced action packed crime thriller with a political undertone, based in Durban, South Africa in 1983/4. An international must read.IT'S A DARK PLACE THIS LAND OF MINE, HOW COULD THE WORLD UNDERSTAND WHEN THE VERY PEOPLE THEMSELVES COULD NOT COMPREHEND THE POTENTIAL OUTCOME.As the African National Congress and their military wing Umkonto we Sizwe start to intensify their struggle towards liberation, young white males found themselves forced into compulsory military and police service, with a mindset brought about through indoctrination and an understanding, that the enemy was a communist based force which would invade the country with dire ramifications for all.Ryan Ellebeck, a young Rookie cop, finds himself serving in a specialised unit of the Murder and Robbery unit in Durban. Partnered by disillusioned black sergeant Jacob Zita, they embark on an investigation that leads them down a road of political and criminal mayhem, investigating a spate of bank robberies, in which they uncover a political undertone. The impact on their lives and those of their families and loved ones, becomes a deadly challenge, with devastating effect. What is right and what is perceived to be wrong when one man's purpose leads to another mans destiny? Struggling with his own personal dilemmas, Ellebeck struggles to find his conscience and better judgment, while having to make decisions that would change his life forever. Driven by anger, confusion he is left with serious decisions and the outcome of these decisions, leave a wake of destruction as man's inhumanity towards man prevails without quarter given.A young woman Carol Buske, who in dealing with her own pain, impacted upon by the laws of the apartheid regime, becomes entwined in friendships that lead her down a road she attempted to leave behind her, The local ANC military unit, headed by a passionate leader, Chawe, tasked with the attacks on Banks and security cash in transit vehicles, is intended to instil fear into normalised life, in an attempt to force the country to it's knees. Chawe's childhood sweetheart, Tana, a woman who has stood by her man in his struggle, also forms part of the unit, driven by the hatred that smoulders inside her, bought upon by the prolonged suppression of her people.There are no winners when a war becomes personal.

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