Illegal Holdings

When Aisa Simango, head of a development agency in Maputo,
Mozambique, discovers five million dollars missing from Nossa Terra’s
accounts, her gut tells her it’s not just a glitch. Nossa Terra never
even received the money. The arrival of UN fraud investigator Valentin
Vermeulen at her office confirms her suspicions. Someone has set up
Nossa Terra to fail. But who would target a small agency dedicated to
helping landless farmers?

Vermeulen intends to find out. Tracing the missing money sucks him
into a labyrinth of corporate corruption, cover-ups, and hired
assassins. With the help of investigative journalist Tessa Bishonga, he
discovers signs pointing to a larger scheme—more sinister than he or
Simango imagined. From the bustling streets of Maputo to Mozambique’s
fertile farmlands and back, Vermeulen races to unravel and expose the
truth before he’s stopped, permanently…