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OverviewRitu Roy, a constable with an all-female United Nations peacekeeping unit in Darfur, Sudan, has been shot dead. Her superiors call it a random shooting. Her best friend thinks otherwise. She s found a bullet casing from a sniper s rifle, an uncommon weapon in the refugee camp. The case remains closed until Valentin Vermeulen arrives to conduct a routine audit. As an investigator with the UN Office of Internal Oversight Services, his job is to ferret out fraud. The casing is the first clue that Ritu may have stumbled onto a major criminal operation. Solving the mystery of Ritu s death leads Vermeulen down a perilous path. With the help of journalist Tessa Bishonga, he visits the hidden camp of a notorious rebel leader. On the streets of Port Sudan he dodges a parade of shady characters. In the end, Vermeulen must expose the players in the not so legitimate business of supplying weapons to Sudan before they can hunt him down. Book 1 in the Valentin Vermeulen Thriller series. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Michael Niemann (Trinity College, Hartford, USA)Publisher: Coffeetown Press Imprint: Coffeetown Press Volume: 1 Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.268kg ISBN: 9781603815871ISBN 10: 1603815872 Pages: 218 Publication Date: 01 March 2017 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsA gripping thriller set against the backdrop of one of the most violent regions in the world. Niemann is an excitingly original voice in the genre. Michael Stanley, award winning author of the Detective Kubu mysteries Michael Niemann tells a fascinating, highly-entertaining tale amidst the turbulence that is Africa. His knowledge and attention to detail with respect to the inner workings of this UN department rings extremely true and authentic . A good read! Clive Rosengren, two-time Shamus Award finalist Michael Niemann s Legitimate Business is the real deal . Niemann knows his way around Africa and Vermeulen emerges as a tough and wily hero, backstopped by strong female characters including a UN peacekeeper and plenty of surprises. Ed Battistella, author of Sorry About That. The Language of Public Apology A gripping thriller set against the backdrop of one of the most violent regions in the world. Niemann is an excitingly original voice in the genre. --Michael Stanley, award winning author of the Detective Kubu mysteries Michael Niemann tells a fascinating, highly-entertaining tale amidst the turbulence that is Africa. His knowledge and attention to detail with respect to the inner workings of this UN department rings extremely true and authentic.... A good read! --Clive Rosengren, two-time Shamus Award finalist Michael Niemann's Legitimate Business is the real deal.... Niemann knows his way around Africa and Vermeulen emerges as a tough and wily hero, backstopped by strong female characters--including a UN peacekeeper and plenty of surprises. --Ed Battistella, author of Sorry About That. The Language of Public Apology As soon as I finished this exciting thriller, I wished to start reading again.... Ideology, greed and the other human frailties predominate, while our protagonist Vermeulen is not so much flawed hero, as a man who tries to learn from his mistakes and make course corrections: an evolving human. The Haunted Reading Room As soon as I finished this exciting thriller, I wished to start reading again.... Ideology, greed and the other human frailties predominate, while our protagonist Vermeulen is not so much 'flawed hero, ' as a man who tries to learn from his mistakes and make course corrections: an evolving human. --The Haunted Reading Room A gripping thriller set against the backdrop of one of the most violent regions in the world. Niemann is an excitingly original voice in the genre. -Michael Stanley, award winning author of the Detective Kubu mysteries As soon as I finished this exciting thriller, I wished to start reading again.... Ideology, greed and the other human frailties predominate, while our protagonist Vermeulen is not so much 'flawed hero, ' as a man who tries to learn from his mistakes and make course corrections: an evolving human. -The Haunted Reading Room Michael Niemann tells a fascinating, highly-entertaining tale amidst the turbulence that is Africa. His knowledge and attention to detail with respect to the inner workings of this UN department rings extremely true and authentic.... A good read! -Clive Rosengren, two-time Shamus Award finalist Michael Niemann's Legitimate Business is the real deal.... Niemann knows his way around Africa and Vermeulen emerges as a tough and wily hero, backstopped by strong female characters--including a UN peacekeeper and plenty of surprises. -Ed Battistella, author of Sorry About That. The Language of Public Apology A gripping thriller set against the backdrop of one of the most violent regions in the world. Niemann is an excitingly original voice in the genre. --Michael Stanley, award winning author of the Detective Kubu mysteries Michael Niemann tells a fascinating, highly-entertaining tale amidst the turbulence that is Africa. His knowledge and attention to detail with respect to the inner workings of this UN department rings extremely true and authentic.... A good read! --Clive Rosengren, two-time Shamus Award finalist Michael Niemann's Legitimate Business is the real deal.... Niemann knows his way around Africa and Vermeulen emerges as a tough and wily hero, backstopped by strong female characters--including a UN peacekeeper and plenty of surprises. --Ed Battistella, author of Sorry About That. The Language of Public Apology A gripping thriller set against the backdrop of one of the most violent regions in the world. Niemann is an excitingly original voice in the genre. Michael Stanley, award winning author of the Detective Kubu mysteries Michael Niemann tells a fascinating, highly-entertaining tale amidst the turbulence that is Africa. His knowledge and attention to detail with respect to the inner workings of this UN department rings extremely true and authentic . A good read! Clive Rosengren, two-time Shamus Award finalist Michael Niemann s Legitimate Business is the real deal . Niemann knows his way around Africa and Vermeulen emerges as a tough and wily hero, backstopped by strong female characters including a UN peacekeeper and plenty of surprises. Ed Battistella, author of Sorry About That. The Language of Public Apology Author InformationMichael Niemann grew up in a small town in Germany, ten kilometers from the Dutch border. Crossing that border often at a young age sparked in him a curiosity about the larger world. He studied political science at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms Universität in Bonn and international studies at the University of Denver. During his academic career he focused his work on southern Africa and frequently spent time in the region. After taking a fiction writing course from his friend, the late Fred Pfeil, he embarked on a different way to write about the world. For more information, go to: www.michael-niemann.com. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |