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What begins as a drug raid in a caravan quickly unravels into a deadly, worldwide web of bribery, illegal trafficking, and shady dealings. Investigating magistrate Jacques Ricou begins his investigation. His path leads him to Angola, where he encounters a powerful and corrupt world of connections between arms dealers, oil tycoons, politicians, and intelligence agents. Determined, the magistrate ignores all warnings and finds himself in the crosshairs of influential men. Despite the danger to his own life, he remains focused on his goal: to uncover the truth and bring the masterminds to justice.

The second volume of the Jacques Ricou series, now available in a new series edition. Jacques Ricou investigates:

Volume 1: The Judge from Paris Volume 2: The Desert Queen Volume 3: The Useful Friend Volume 4: The Eighth Paradise Volume 5: The Moroccan Girl Volume 6: The Castle in Normandy Volume 7: The Shadows of Paris All volumes are self-contained cases and can be read independently. Biography: Ulrich Wickert, born in Tokyo in 1942, studied law in Germany and political science in the USA. From 1977 to 1991, he was an ARD correspondent in Washington, New York, and Paris; from 1991 to 2006, he anchored the news program "Tagesthemen." In 2005, Wickert was made an Officer of the Legion of Honor in France, and in 2006, he was appointed Secretary of the Académie de Berlin. He lives in Hamburg and the South of France, where, in addition to crime novels, he also writes political non-fiction.

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