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The First Rule Of Survival by Paul Mendelson

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Also by Paul Mendelson:

The History of Blood, July 2018
Paperback / e-Book
The Serpentine Road, June 2018
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Apostle Lodge, April 2018
Paperback / e-Book
The Serpentine Road, April 2015
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The First Rule Of Survival, April 2014
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THE FIRST RULE OF SURVIVAL
By: Paul Mendelson

Vaughn deVries #1
C&R Press
April 2014
On Sale: March 20, 2014
Featuring: Don February; Vaughn deVries; Ben Thambo
393 pages
ISBN: 1472111362
EAN: 9781472111395
Kindle: B00GHK776W
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Thriller Police Procedural

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 Vries, provides intelligence on this new case, but is any of it admissible? Struggling in a mire of departmental and racial rivalry, De Vries seeks the whole truth and unravels a complex history of abuse, deception and murder. Challenging friends, colleagues and enemies, De Vries comes to realise he doesn't know who is which.

Set against the background of Cape Town and the endless, rolling South African veld, this chilling thriller reveals layer after layer of abuse – physical, political and psychological.

Vaughn deVries

The First Rule Of Survival
THE FIRST RULE OF SURVIVAL
#1.0 β€’ April 2014
The Serpentine Road
THE SERPENTINE ROAD
#2.0 β€’ April 2015