In 1950S South Africa, the Colour of a Killer's Skin Matters More Than Justice ...When an Afrikaans Police Captain is Murdered in a Small South African Country Town, Detective Emmanuel Cooper Must Navigate His Way Through the Labyrinthine Racial and Social Divisions That Split the Community. and As the National Party Introduces the Laws to Support the System of Apartheid, Emmanuel Struggles - Much Like Martin Cruz Smith's Arkady Renko - to Remain a Good Man in the Face of Astonishing Power.