Thebe
Smallest denomination of Botswana currency. Thebe means shield in Setswana. See PULA.
ALSO BY MICHAEL STANLEY
A Carrion Death
The Second Death of Goodluck Tinubu
Death of the Mantis
Deadly Harvest
A Death in the Family
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
MICHAEL STANLEY is the writing team of Michael Sears and Stanley Trollip. Sears was born in Johannesburg, grew up in Cape Town and Nairobi, and teaches at the University of the Witwatersrand. Trollip was also born in Johannesburg and has been on the faculty of the universities of Illinois, Minnesota, and North Dakota, and at Capella University. He divides his time between Knysna, South Africa, and Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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CONTENTS
Title Page
Copyright Notice
Dedication
Note
Cast of Characters
Map
Part 1
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Part 2
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Part 3
Chapter 24
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Part 4
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Chapter 52
Chapter 53
Chapter 54
Authors’ Note
Acknowledgments
Glossary
Also by Michael Stanley
About the Authors
Copyright
This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the authors’ imagination or are used fictitiously.
DYING TO LIVE. Copyright © 2017 by Michael Sears and Stanley Trollip. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010.
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First Edition: October 2017