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Violence
Some
Moderate; crime investigation in post-apartheid Cape Town including trafficking victims
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief adult content
Substance Use
Barely any
Mild; the Cape Town world
Emotional Intensity
Some
Moderate; human trafficking and its victims, and the psychological cost of investigating it
What this book is about
Margie Orford's Clare Hart thriller — set in post-apartheid Cape Town — follows the forensic profiler and documentary filmmaker through a case involving bodies washing up on the beaches and a trafficking network with powerful protectors. Orford's South African crime fiction is praised for its unflinching engagement with the social wounds of post-apartheid South Africa and its vivid evocation of Cape Town.
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Human trafficking themes
Post-apartheid South Africa crime
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