Downfall and Freedom: A Novel about the Arms Trade, South Africa, and the KwaZulu

Thousands of miles apart, John Wesley Zooma and Clarence VanDyke Jackson witness horrific events in their young lives—events that ultimately shape the direction of their future. Zooma is a full member of the Zulu tribe in Natal, South Africa, and Jackson is an African American in a small town in south-central Mississippi. Following the traumatic events of their youths, they vow to exact revenge someday. Years later, the two become connected through Jackson’s illegal arms trade business. Whe...