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12 South African crime writers to add to your reading list

17 April, 2019

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 crime fiction. Karin Brynard, Bettina Wyngaard, Irma Venter and Icelandic writer Yrsa Sigurdardottir reflected on the difference between the writing…

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The Truth Itself by James Rayburn

By RoughJustice

18 February, 2017

By Roger Smith writing as James Rayburn — The South African crime novelist Roger Smith has written under a pseudonym before. In 2012 he wrote Vile Blood, a horror novel, under the name Max Wilde. In this latest book, Smith has again taken a step away…

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Will you answer?

By crimefictionlover

9 February, 2017

On the Radar — This week’s new releases report begins with a sinister video phone call from a killer who wants to show off their handiwork. Will you be answering the call of Chris Carter’s latest thriller? There are another TEN novels for you to…

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CrimeFictionLover: Top five books of 2016

By crimefictionlover

30 December, 2016

Was 2016 a good year for crime fiction? I’d say so. Yes, lots of the series books came out and stuck to a certain formula, but most of the top writers have kept their plots fresh and the new authors we came across delivered titles…

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Nowhere

By crimefictionlover

28 February, 2016

Written by Roger Smith — After several standalone novels, a novella here and there, and dabbling in horror, South African author Roger Smith returns to slightly more orthodox crime fiction with a new Disaster Zondi novel. The unfortunately named Zulu detective first appeared in Mixed Blood, and…

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Belle de Jour, and more

By DavidPrestidge

18 February, 2016

On the Radar — In addition to welcome returns for some series stalwarts such as DCI Claire Winters and DI Tony McLean, our bulletin this week features another gritty exposé of the reality behind South Africa’s Rainbow Nation image. We’ve also got an intriguing crime…

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Phone Call from Hell and other Tales of the Damned by Jonathan Woods

By RoughJustice

4 May, 2014

Phone Call from Hell is the latest release from New Pulp Press and follows the author’s short story collection Bad Juju and his novel A Death in Mexico. The publisher has also been making its name by releasing Roger Smith’s dark South African crime novels…

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Sacrifices

By crimefictionlover

3 September, 2013

Written by Roger Smith — Michael Lane has it better than millions of the other sorry souls in South Africa. Or so it would seem. Then one night sex with his wife Beverley is interrupted by a woman’s screams. They’re coming from the pool house on…

Crime Fiction Lover

12 South African crime writers to add to your reading list

The Truth Itself by James Rayburn

Will you answer?

CrimeFictionLover: Top five books of 2016

Nowhere

Belle de Jour, and more

Phone Call from Hell and other Tales of the Damned by Jonathan Woods

Sacrifices

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