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THE PAWN'S GAMBIT
Dark Justice: A South African Crime Series — Book 17 of 24
A junior prosecutor is assassinated outside the High Court in Johannesburg — two shots to the chest, one to the head. No suspects. No CCTV. Just a chess pawn placed gently in his mouth.
The case lands hard with detectives Thandi Mokoena and Adam Barnard. The victim was set to expose a string of falsified testimonies tied to past Circle trials — and now, the silence is deafening. As they unravel his files, a disturbing pattern emerges: every legal victory he ever won came at the cost of a witness who disappeared.
Digging deeper, Thandi and Adam discover a secret legal syndicate operating within the justice system — blackmailing judges, rewriting verdicts, and turning prosecutions into performance. And at the center of it all, a familiar name resurfaces: The Architect.
But this isn't just a conspiracy of documents. It's a game. And someone is playing the board. Each move is calculated. Each body is a message. And Thandi? She's the next pawn being watched.
The Pawn's Gambit is a cerebral, high-stakes thriller about truth, manipulation, and the hidden players embedded deep within the justice system. When every move could be your last, trust becomes the most dangerous piece on the board.
This isn't checkmate. It's just the opening move.
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