Devil's Peak - 9780316017855

Thobela "Tiny" Mpayipheli is a six-foot-three giant with a gentle demeanor. He once earned his living as a government gun for hire, but after the death of his young wife, he is ready to leave behind his violent past. He envisions a life of serene contentment with his eight-year-old son - the only person he has left in the world. But a fateful shoot-out at a gas station leaves his son dead - and the killers on the run. Tiny learns that justice cannot be left to the corrupt court system, and the vengeful father, desperate for retribution, takes up a determined but deadly crusade: seeking justice for children by killing their predators.
Inspector Benny Griessel wakes up one morning to find his wife standing over him with a bruised face and a packed suitcase. She gives him six months to get sober - or to get out of his family's life forever. As he fights to regain his footing, battling the bottle at night and the clock by day, he throws himself into his search for the mysterious killer gripped with revenge - staking his recovery and his life on the case of his career.
Christine Van Rooyen is a beautiful, world-weary sex worker with a dark secret. Desperate to find her daughter after a violent encounter with a dangerous drug lord-and in need of a confession - she visits a clergyman. As she delves into her illicit past, a sinister plan begins to take form: She's looking for a way out of the life she's built for her child, and she believes that the killer might give her that chance.
As these three characters battle their own demons in their personal searches, Christine's plan triggers an explosive chain of events that will unite and threaten them all. In his new thriller, Dean Meyer weaves a heart-racing story of three people out for retribution who discover just how tenuous the line between justice and morality can be.