To the Wolves by Caryn Dolley

To the Wolves: How Traitor Cops Crafted South Africa’s Underworld by investigative journalist Caryn Dolley is a compelling examination of organised crime, policing, corruption allegations and the complex networks that have shaped South Africa’s criminal underworld. Published in 2021, the book builds on Dolley’s extensive reporting into Cape Town’s gang and organised-crime landscape, tracing relationships and conflicts involving police officers, suspected criminal figures, security operators and other influential players.

Rather than presenting South Africa’s underworld as something confined to isolated gang territories, To the Wolves explores how criminal networks can intersect with institutions, businesses and law enforcement structures. Drawing on court proceedings, investigations, interviews and years of reporting, Dolley examines allegations and competing claims surrounding several prominent police and underworld figures while placing these events within a broader history of organised crime in South Africa.

This copy of To the Wolves is particularly appealing because it is signed and inscribed by Caryn Dolley, with the handwritten message “Yours in analysing!” appearing on the title page. Signed copies of contemporary South African investigative journalism are increasingly desirable to collectors of local political, crime and current-affairs literature.

Condition – Very Good 

Paperback remains firmly bound with light shelf and edge wear. Noticeable foxing and spotting are present to the page edges and particularly around the title page. Internally otherwise appears clean and complete. Signed and personally inscribed by Caryn Dolley on the title page.