THE BROKER'S BLADE
Dark Justice: A South African Crime Series — Book 19 of 24

In the back room of a luxury auction house in Sandhurst, a deal goes wrong. Moments later, the body of an international dealmaker — known only as The Broker — is found slumped over a conference table, throat slit with a ceremonial blade. No security footage. No fingerprints. Just a blood-stained auction paddle and a list of codenames typed on vellum.

When detectives Thandi Mokoena and Adam Barnard are called in, they discover this wasn't a robbery — it was a message. The Broker was The Circle's negotiator, the man who made impossible transactions disappear: land, people, influence. And someone just cashed him out.

As the investigation spreads across border control networks, diplomatic pacts, and deep-sealed court records, Thandi and Adam uncover a final trade already in motion — one that could rewrite the country's power structure in a single, silent handshake.

But The Circle's clean-up crew is already in play. Witnesses go missing. Files are wiped. And Adam finds himself forced to face a familiar contact from his past... who may not survive this time.

The Broker's Blade is a high-tension thriller about political leverage, shadow diplomacy, and the people who profit from silence.

In the world of The Circle, everything is negotiable — except the blade that ends the deal.