{"product_id":"hitmen-for-hire-exposing-south-africas-underworld-paperback","title":"Hitmen for Hire: Exposing South Africa's Underworld - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Shaw\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen you next sit down at your local coffee shop, look around you: there may just be a professional hitman sitting at the next table. As author Mark Shaw reveals in this highly original and informative book, the 'upper world' sails perilously close to the underworld.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHITMEN FOR HIRE\u003c\/strong\u003e takes the reader on a journey like no other, navigating a world of hammermen (hitmen), informers, rogue policemen, taxi bosses, gang leaders and crooked businessmen. The book examines a system in which contract killings have become the norm, looking at who arranges hits, where to find a hitman, and even what it is like to be a hitman - or woman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince 1994, South Africa has witnessed some spectacular underworld killings associated with various industries and sectors. Drawing on over a thousand cases, from 2000 to 2016, Shaw reveals how these murders have an outsized impact on the evolution of both legal and illegal economic activity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.62 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 10, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42741972959295,"sku":"9781868427116","price":35.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/381bd1a619a88ab6fa3212950207c050.webp?v=1765162341","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/hitmen-for-hire-exposing-south-africas-underworld-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}