12 South African crime writers to add to your reading list
At the recent Stellenbosch Woordfees (Festival of Words), four female crime writers, anchored by fellow crime author Mike Nicol, gathered to discuss the status of…
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Bright lights, dead gangsters
On the Radar — Hollywood in the 1950s seems a good place to start, but we’re not looking at a new James Ellroy novel this…
Fever
Deon Meyer has been called the king of South African crime fiction and with Fever he’s written a thriller you will not easily forget. After…
Fever
Written by Deon Meyer, translated by KL Seegers — Opening with the lines, “I want to tell you about my father’s murder. I want to…
Keep digging
On the Radar — Schedule change! We used to bring you our new books column, On the Radar, every Thursday. Today we’ve moved it to Fridays.…
CWA Dagger shortlists 2015 announced
With CrimeFest 2015 in full swing in Bristol this weekend, the Crime Writer’s Association has announced shortlists for some of its annual Dagger awards. The…
City of Blood
Written by MD Villiers — South Africa – real life there can be so brutal that for some the country hardly needs crime fiction. Yet in…
7 Days
Written by Deon Meyer — The run of cracking South African thrillers continues with this book. 7 Days reunites us with Detective Benny Griessel, last…