Jenny's Hot Takes : Episode 21 : "The Heistmen" by Andrew Brown

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Author Andrew Brown says as a police officer and a lawyer he was able to draw on his insight into cash-in transit heists to explore the brazen crime that so many of us fear.

Hi crime thriller "The Heistmen" is up for this year's Sunday Times Literary awards in partnership with Exclusive Books.

It tells the story of a Cape Town detective trying to corner a gang of criminals, while the leader of the cash in transit syndicate battles to maintain the double-life he's been living.

HOT 1027's Jenny Crwys-Williams has more...
12 Oct 2023 English South Africa Entertainment News · Documentary

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