Stolen Lives Copyright © 2008, 2011 by Jassy Mackenzie All rights reserved. Published by Soho Press, Inc. 853 Broadway New York, NY 10003 No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, mechanical or electronic, including photocopying and recording, or be stored in any information storage or retrieval system, without written permission from the publisher. Text design by forzalibro designs Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Mackenzie, Jassy. Stolen lives / Jassy Mackenzie. p. cm. ISBN 978-1-56947-909-4 1. Women private investigators—South Africa—Fiction. 2. Attempted murder— Fiction. 3. Kidnapping—Fiction. 4. Human trafficking—Fiction. 5. Johannesburg (South Africa)—Fiction. 6. London (England)—Fiction. I. Title. PR9369.4.M335S76 2011 823’.92—dc22 2010044893 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 for Margaret Mackenzie Contents Title Page Copyright Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 Acknowledgements