Extracts
Extract: The Poisoners by Imraan Coovadia
01 September 2021
The Poisoners is a history of four devastating chapters in the making of the region, seen through the disturbing use of toxins and accusations of poisoning circulated by soldiers, spies, and politicians in Zimbabwe and South Africa.
“ON 4 FEBRUARY 2020, a court in South Africa issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Jacob Zuma....
Extract: A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins
01 September 2021
The scorching new thriller from the author of The Girl on the Train.
“BLOOD-SODDEN, the girl staggers into the black. Her clothes are dishevelled, hanging off her young body, revealing expanses of pale flesh. Shoe lost, foot bleeding. She is in agony, but the pain has become inconsequential, eclipsed by other sufferings.
Her face...
Extract: Junx by Tshidiso Moletsane
01 September 2021
Prepare for a party night that courses from Soweto to the Joburg CBD as Tshidiso Moletsane’s explosive novel serves shots of sex, drugs and anxiety while tearing into life, death, race and politics.
“THE SOUTHERN LIGHTS ARE STILL DANCING ABOVE ME. The rain against the metal train carriages sounds like applause. The mob is...
Uittreksel: Op ‘n mooi dag deur Irna Van Zyl
30 August 2021
Met Louw Roodt se verdwyning ná ’n werkgeselligheid word Kristien Liebenberg se grootste vrees bewaarheid: Haar lewensmaat kom nie huis toe nie. Van die skrywer van Moordvis.
“KRISTIEN LIEBENBERG STAP van die eetkamer na die kombuis tot in die sitkamer. Sy draai rond sonder om iets te sien, loop terug op...
Extract: One Fine Day by Irna van Zyl
30 August 2021
Kristien Liebenberg’s worst fear has come true: her lover has vanished. A fast-paced thriller from the author of Blood Stone.
“KRISTIEN LIEBENBERG MADE HER WAY from dining room to kitchen to lounge, then backtracked before ending up again in the centre of the lounge to check her watch for the umpteenth time in minutes.
It was...
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