The song dog

the long version

A sardonic and civilised thriller about tough police work in rural South Africa under Apartheid. It is difficult to say anything about the ingenious and enjoyable plot without dropping spoilers, but plenty of blood is shed along the road, often in ways positively not for the squeamish. There are a couple of developments here in the saga which for fans of McClure's Kramer stories are fairly predictable, but none the less a pleasure to watch unfolding.