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Nombeko Mayeki is born in a shack in South Africa’s largest township and raised in hardship, yet she learns to read and writes her way out of Soweto carrying millions of smuggled diamonds. Captured by an engineer involved in the country’s secret nuclear arsenal, she escapes to Sweden, where she joins twins Holger One and Holger Two. The twins are plotting to topple Sweden’s monarchy, and their plan includes kidnapping the king and prime minister. Nombeko’s daring survival skills and ingenuity become crucial to thwarting the scheme and preventing a crisis that could threaten the world.
First publish date: 2014
Genre: Adventure Fiction/Action Adventure
Authors: Jonas Jonasson
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