Bonds of Death

6. BONDS OF DEATH - FABEL RETIEF SERIES

In the dust-dry, peaceful village of Swartrand, where the biggest news is a new tennis chairman, the community is shaken to its very foundations. The beloved Alwyn Colenbrander, a man without enemies, has been murdered in cold blood in his study, an ancient dagger driven deep into his heart. With no leads, no motive, and a murder weapon wiped clean, the local police stand powerless before this seemingly impossible enigma.

Then a stranger arrives, a man with a reputation that precedes him. The legendary detective, Fabel Retief. Under the guise of an ordinary visitor, Fabel penetrates the town’s facade of tranquility, and his sharp eye soon falls upon the new barman. A man with a dark past and a shocking connection to Colenbrander’s beautiful widow, Renske. Fabel soon realises that the murderer is not just a stranger but a hardened ex-commando member, fuelled by years of pent-up hatred and vengeance.

What follows is a psychological game that explodes into a violent confrontation and a desperate flight, deep into the unforgiving wilderness of the Fish River Canyon. Here, in the heart of the abyss, the two arch-enemies are bound together in the most unimaginable way, by the iron grip of handcuffs. Shackled to the murderer, a struggle for survival begins for Fabel, where only one can win. Will his brilliant mind be enough to survive the bestial strength of an unscrupulous soldier, or will the “Shackles of Death” drag them both to a certain doom?

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© 2025 Pieter Haasbroek (Ebook): 6610000923014

Translators: AI, Pieter Haasbroek

Release date

Ebook: 25 June 2025