THE SHADOW'S LEDGER
Dark Justice: A South African Crime Series — Book 16 of 24

An anonymous parcel arrives at SAPS headquarters in Pretoria — inside, a black leather-bound ledger, pages coded in glyphs and numbers, and a note: "This is how they move." That same night, the courier is found dead behind a train station, throat slit, Circle emblem burned into his forearm.

For detectives Thandi Mokoena and Adam Barnard, this isn't just a clue — it's an open door. What starts as a cryptic artifact soon unravels into a master document: a shadow ledger tracking decades of covert transactions, blackmail payments, and off-the-record assassinations. Names both dead and alive. Places Thandi hoped were just nightmares. Accounts still active.

But with every page they decipher, the danger escalates. Systems meant to protect them turn cold. Allies grow silent. And a senior intelligence officer warns them: "This ledger was never supposed to be seen. Not even by us."

As the truth tightens, a new figure emerges — a faceless broker known only as "The Architect." And The Circle? It's no longer just a name. It's a structure. Built in blood. Guarded by silence.

The Shadow's Ledger is a chilling dive into black budgets, untouchable networks, and the brutal reality of institutional betrayal.

They followed the money. Now the shadows are following them.