The Barnard Son — Hughes Chronicles Book 8, a South African family mystery adventure book cover set in Johannesburg
The Hughes Chronicles  ·  Book Eight

The Barnard Son

For the child in all of us

Johannesburg, 1966. Patrick Hughes Green has been watching the yard for three weeks before he makes his move. RJ Barnard — son of the man who stole ST's company in 1936 — trains horses outside Johannesburg and wears one watch on his left wrist. His right wrist is always bare. The question Patrick came to answer: is RJ Barnard his father's instrument — or is he someone who learned to speak ST's language?

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What he finds changes everything. RJ has been waiting on the right side for years. He has a file. He has a trust. He has been protecting ST's interests from inside the enemy's structure. Ajax — ST's horse, transferred to Barnard for one pound — raced against Sea Cottage at Turffontein. ST himself was in Johannesburg in 1947 to fight for his company. And someone sent RJ a message in 1961 through intermediaries: the time is not right. But it will be.

Patrick finds a name in RJ's file. Not Hartmann. Not Barnard. Something larger. Something European. Something that has a representative in Johannesburg — and that representative has been watching the Shannon garden.

The Hughes Chronicles is based on a true family story. ST Hughes was real. Daphne was real. The trail is real. The locations are rooted in real history. Where the story needed wings to fly — it was given them. The mystery at its heart has never been solved.

Continues from Book 7 — The Brothers · Leads into Series Two’s next chapter: Book 9 — From Gold to Coal →

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First Reader Review
"This is not just a good book. It's a masterful, atmospheric thrill ride that left me breathless, haunted, and desperately craving more. The way ST plants clues — subtle, brilliant, and perfectly paced — means you find yourself piecing things together alongside the characters, heart racing as the bigger picture slowly emerges from the shadows. The tension is exquisite."
★★★★★
Ina Blignaut
Book 1 — Start Where The Horses Ran
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"The chapters are short enough to retain one's attention and detailed enough to feel like an investigation without overwhelming the reader. The imagery and the way the story flows makes it impossible to put down."
★★★★★
Kalyn Jankowitz
Book 1 — Start Where The Horses Ran
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