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Dup Up In Arms: Prequel to Dup Departs
Chrighton Cade is a psycho-sadistic arms dealer with a lot at stake.
Ahmed Salib comes from money, craves for power and has no limits.
Nelson Lawd is a man with a murky past, that many believe is dead.
ACCORDING TO THE WORLD, THEY HAVE NEVER MET
But Arnold ‘Dup’ Dupreez, off-beat video producer and his hot as hell wife have all three of them in the background together, in a sexy holiday video taken at the coast four years earlier.
And for Cade, Salib and Lawd, that can never be.
They know Dup has the video, they know who he is, and they are coming - and Dup and his family stand square in the firing line.
Set against the birth of the new South Africa, and the dirty dealings of the South African arms deal, for Dup, keeping those he loves alive will be a lot easier said than done.
Ahmed Salib comes from money, craves for power and has no limits.
Nelson Lawd is a man with a murky past, that many believe is dead.
ACCORDING TO THE WORLD, THEY HAVE NEVER MET
But Arnold ‘Dup’ Dupreez, off-beat video producer and his hot as hell wife have all three of them in the background together, in a sexy holiday video taken at the coast four years earlier.
And for Cade, Salib and Lawd, that can never be.
They know Dup has the video, they know who he is, and they are coming - and Dup and his family stand square in the firing line.
Set against the birth of the new South Africa, and the dirty dealings of the South African arms deal, for Dup, keeping those he loves alive will be a lot easier said than done.
465 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 12, 2017
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About the author
Gavin Mills
8 books35 followersGavin Mills was born in the little town of Springs in South Africa where he attended school at St Brendan’s Christian Brother’s College. After school he had no clear idea what he wanted to do with his life. Engineering sounded good, so he applied and was accepted by the University of the Witwatersrand to study Chemical Engineering. When that didn’t work out, he did two years military service becoming a 2nd lieutenant and serving as transport officer for 52 Battalion out of Ogongo in Namibia in the late ‘70s.
Coming out of the army, he went into computers as a programmer and later a systems analyst before giving up corporate to become a professional dancer, performing first in SA and later in London, Paris, Spain and Portugal - some of the highlights being principal dancer in Moulin Rouge Paris, Scala in Spain and Canary Islands, and Estoril Casino in Lisbon.
On returning to South Africa, he performed in the first Miss World Pageant at Sun City in 1992, falling in love with Miss Hungary, who would return to South Africa two years later to become his wife. They have been together ever since, have two sons and live in Johannesburg. Whenever not writing or working, Gavin gets his kicks enjoying quality time with close friends and those most precious to him, his family.
Coming out of the army, he went into computers as a programmer and later a systems analyst before giving up corporate to become a professional dancer, performing first in SA and later in London, Paris, Spain and Portugal - some of the highlights being principal dancer in Moulin Rouge Paris, Scala in Spain and Canary Islands, and Estoril Casino in Lisbon.
On returning to South Africa, he performed in the first Miss World Pageant at Sun City in 1992, falling in love with Miss Hungary, who would return to South Africa two years later to become his wife. They have been together ever since, have two sons and live in Johannesburg. Whenever not writing or working, Gavin gets his kicks enjoying quality time with close friends and those most precious to him, his family.
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February 2, 2018
Wow! This is a Historical Dark Thriller.
The author, Gavin Mills, is from South Africa. Mr. MIlls was there as Apartheid ended and new South Africa evolved. This is incorporated into this thriller in such a way that the reader has a clear understanding of what it was actually like to live through this.
Absolutely awesome.
This book is nonstop. It tells the story of the main character, Dup’s, life. A very interesting guy just trying to find his way. The characters are well defined and you will develop strong feelings about them.
This is a Dark Thriller. I can’t put labels on it all. Narcissistic psychopaths, Arms Dealers, corruption. Watch out who your friends are or aren’t. Sometimes you’re just in the wrong place at the wrong time.
This is the second book in the Dup series and the prequel to the first book Dup Departs. It can be read as a stand alone book.
I envy you. There’s nothing like the first read of a great book. If you can handle it.
The author, Gavin Mills, is from South Africa. Mr. MIlls was there as Apartheid ended and new South Africa evolved. This is incorporated into this thriller in such a way that the reader has a clear understanding of what it was actually like to live through this.
Absolutely awesome.
This book is nonstop. It tells the story of the main character, Dup’s, life. A very interesting guy just trying to find his way. The characters are well defined and you will develop strong feelings about them.
This is a Dark Thriller. I can’t put labels on it all. Narcissistic psychopaths, Arms Dealers, corruption. Watch out who your friends are or aren’t. Sometimes you’re just in the wrong place at the wrong time.
This is the second book in the Dup series and the prequel to the first book Dup Departs. It can be read as a stand alone book.
I envy you. There’s nothing like the first read of a great book. If you can handle it.
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