{"product_id":"joburg-zen-sandro-martini-9781685138004","title":"Joburg Zen","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe past never dies in Johannesburg. It just waits for you to come back.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJournalist Alex Lago once knew how to survive Joburg's secrets, spies, and violence. He got out decades ago. And stayed gone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow he's drawn back by a new project-uncovering what really happened to Bobby Locke, the legendary golfer who clawed his way out of the city's gutters to achieve global stardom, only to lose it all and vanish into obscurity in a cottage called Sandwich.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHalf a century later, Locke resurfaces in international headlines for a final, unspeakable act.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Lago traces Locke's life and the legacy he left behind, the dangers of his own past close in-a savage murder erased by political chaos, an apartheid-era cop hunting closure, and a beautiful woman lost to a single night that shattered everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on true events and moving from the sun-drenched fairways of the 1950s to the riot-lit streets of the 1990s, \u003cem\u003eJoburg Zen\u003c\/em\u003e is an unnerving, suffocating thriller about memory, complicity, and the stories men tell themselves to survive the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sandro Martini\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1685138004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781685138004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Black Rose Writing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 402\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.18lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.89d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001","brand":"Sandro Martini","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49173502787839,"sku":"9781685138004","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/joburg-zen-sandro-martini-9781685138004","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}