Some secrets are worth killing for.In the lawless Cape Colony, a town s silence is bought with blood.And a lone woman has come to collect the debt.The desolate northern Cape Colony, late 1800s. The dusty border town of Graskolk bakes under a sun as unforgiving as its secrets. When the beautiful and heavily armed Roelien van der Spuy rides in, she shatters the town s suffocating silence.She s come seeking the truth about her father, a prospector who vanished two years ago after discovering a fortune in blood-red gems. But in Graskolk, questions are met with cold stares and deadly threats, and her arrival awakens a nest of vipers determined to bury their crimes with her.Hunted by a shadowy conspiracy, Roelien finds an unlikely ally in the formidable frontiersman, Ryk Schoonraad. From venomous snakes left in her room to being trapped in a dynamited mine, they must survive long enough to unravel a web of greed and murder that stretches to the town s most powerful men.A gritty, fast paced blend of classic western adventure and nail-biting mystery. Perfect for fans of Louis L Amour and Wilbur Smith s pulse-pounding thrillers.Fans of classic pulp, relentless action, and gripping mystery will be captivated by The Red Pebbles of Tandberg. Start your western adventure today!