{"product_id":"blinde-kol-paperback","title":"Blinde Kol (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRE-ORDER NOW! The estimated release date is 31 August 2026. Please note your complete order will only ship once the Pre-Order item becomes available.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“I want to speak to Blanckenberg or I kill everyone here.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWarrant Officer Karla Blanckenberg, a hostage negotiator with the SAPS, finds herself outside a women’s residence in Stellenbosch. The scene is a barricade. Dead girls lie in front of the entrance. An armed young man has shot his way into the building and taken a group of female students hostage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBlanckenberg has been specifically deployed. The young man asked for her by name. They have met before.\u003cbr\u003eWarrant Officer Colin Menck is beside her. His own daughter is a student here, so this situation feels intensely personal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile Blanckenberg must learn to understand the young shooter, Menck digs into his past to find out what drove him to this.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut the more they learn,\u003cspan id=\"replace_description\"\u003e the more unpredictable the situation becomes — and the greater the danger to the hostages.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlinde kol\u003c\/i\u003e is an intense exploration of the dark ideas of our time and what can happen when they take root in troubled minds.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Martin Steyn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47563943510194,"sku":"9781779860583","price":324.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/9191\/8002\/files\/9781779860583.jpg?v=1782736750","url":"https:\/\/www.wordsworth.co.za\/products\/blinde-kol-paperback","provider":"Wordsworth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}