Jenny's Hot Takes : Episode 23 : "The Heistmen" by Andrew Brown

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Author Andrew Brown says as a police officer he discovered many of the criminals behind cash-in-transit heists in South Africa see it a "victimless crime" .

Hi 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...
13 Oct 2023 English South Africa Entertainment News · Documentary

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