‘A slow-burner that gets hotter and hotter as the pages turn. Crime fiction doesn’t get any better.’ – Mike Nicol
Penguin Books is thrilled to announce the release of Weeping Waters by Karin Brynard this month. Weeping Waters is Maya Fowler and Isobel Dixon’s translation of the Afrikaans bestseller Plaasmoord, a novel that peels away the layers of a landscape steeped in conflict, and hails the arrival of a bright new voice in South African crime fiction available in English.
THE BOOK
Inspector Albertus Beeslaar has left the ruthless city, only to have his hopes of finding peace and quiet in the Kalahari shattered by the brutal murder of artist Freddie Swarts and her adopted daughter. But Freddie’s journalist sister Sara is not convinced that this was a typical farm attack.
Amid a spate of stock thefts, Beeslaar must solve this high-profile crime, all the while training his two rookie partners, Ghaap and Pyl. After more murders, the disturbing puzzle grows increasingly sinister, as age-old secrets and hostilities surface, spurring the local inhabitants to violent action. No one is above suspicion, not least the mysterious Bushman farm manager and falconer, Dam.
ISBN: 9780143539124
Format: Trade Paperback
Recommended Price: R235.00
Published: September 2014
This title will be available in bookstores shortly. Please follow @PenguinBooksSA on Twitter for more information on the release date.
THE AUTHOR
Karin Brynard is the author of the novels Plaasmoord and Onse vaders. She has won several literary awards, including the University of Johannesburg Debut Prize and two M-Net Awards. She is a journalist and has worked as political correspondent for Rapport for many years. She lives in Stellenbosch. You can follow Karin on Twitter @karinbrynard.