In the new crime thriller by bestselling author Deon Meyer, Benny does not only have to battle with a serial killer but also his own demons. 'I'll shoot one policeman every day, until you arrest the murderer of Hanneke Sloet'. So reads the threat that the sniper quickly turns into a reality. Hanneke Sloet was an ambitious business lawyer, working on one of the biggest Black Empowerment deals in South African history. As the bodies keep piling up, Benny must endure seven days of hell.