{"product_id":"book-fbiu","title":"A Homemade Coffin","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen the phone rings, Robin knows it is De Villiers. He's one of the few people who have her number. She also knows that someone has died.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Who is it?\" she asks him. \"Who died?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"We're not sure if she's dead.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Okay,\" she says. What she means is: \u003cem\u003eYou'll see.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Perfect case for you,\" says the captain. He makes it sound as if she enjoys learning about missing women. As if she'll jump at the chance to drive into the savage city that took everything from her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobin turns and gazes out of the window. Red soil, cloudless sky. \"It's calving season.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDe Villiers hesitates. \"Will you come?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"There's a calf here that needs me.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"There's a missing woman here that needs you more.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat Susman doesn't say: \u003cem\u003eThe calf is still alive. I can make a difference to the calf.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eEx-detective Robin Susman arrives in Johannesburg feeling resentful and tired after the drive. She's getting older; the journey is getting harder. She rubs her knees. Since when did driving make her knees ache? She spends a moment feeling powerless against the relentless surge of time; a torpedo with miniature grapple hooks that pull at your skin, hair, muscles, bones, psyche. \u003cem\u003eWhat is the point? \u003c\/em\u003eshe wonders, as she takes in the visage of the smoky grey city. \u003cem\u003eWhat is the point of anything?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDe Villiers meets her at a coffee shop and greets her with a nod. It means: I appreciate you coming. I would hug you if it didn't make you flinch. I wish you lived here in the city instead of on that \u003cem\u003efokken \u003c\/em\u003efarm of yours in the middle of godforsaken wherever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"How are you?\" Robin asks when they sit down.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"You know,\" Devil says, eyes bloodshot. \"Overworked, underpaid.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Same as always, then,\" says Robin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDevil nods. \"Same as always.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"INAudio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49419860148528,"sku":"BDfbiu","price":2.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/fbiu-Square-cover.jpg?v=1773387282","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-fbiu","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}