‘A slow burner that gets hotter and hotter as the pages turn. Crime fiction doesn’t get any better’ - Mike Nicol
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.
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.
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.
BOOK LAUNCH
Please join us for the launch of Weeping Waters by Karin Brynard at The Book Lounge, 71 Roeland Street on 10 November at 17:30 for 18:00.
Karin will be in conversation with Andrew Brown.
Please RSVP via e-mail to booklounge@gmail.com or by calling 021 462 2425 before Friday, 7 November 2014.