'... gritty and shocking, yet tender at the core ...' - FRED KHUMALO
When public relations consultant and ex-journalist Lucy Khambule - young, beautiful and ambitious - receives an unexpected call from Napoleon Dingiswayo - a convicted serial killer, nicknamed The Butcher by the media - her life takes a dramatic turn. Dingiswayo wants Lucy to tell his story. Intrigued by Dingiswayo's approach, Lucy decides to take this opportunity to fulfil her life-long dream of writing a book, but it comes at a cost she could never have imagined.
After their initial contact, Dingiswayo becomes an all-too-obliging subject and Lucy soon discovers that her choice of topic is not for the faint-hearted. Soon after meeting him in Pretoria's notorious C-Max Prison, Lucy's world is turned upside down by a series of violent and disturbing events.
Dingiswayo is behind bars, but Lucy begins to suspect that the brutal attacks may have something to do with him. Who is this frightening man, and what motivates him? As Lucy learns that there is more to Dingiswayo's story than the police have uncovered, she is forced to decide what price she is willing to pay to pursue her dream.
Red Ink is a gripping thriller. Set in Johannesburg, it has a distinctly local flavour and brings the city to life through all its contrasts and contradictions.
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Verlagsort
Verlagsgruppe
Pan Macmillan South Africa
Zielgruppe
Reading Age: From 16 to 99 years, Interest Age: From 16 to 99 years
Maße
Höhe: 203 mm
Breite: 133 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-77010-815-8 (9781770108158)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
ANGELA MAKHOLWA lives and works in Johannesburg. Red Ink was her debut novel, first published in 2007. This was followed by the entertaining escapades and sexual misadventures of modern women in The 30th Candle (2009). Her third novel, Black Widow Society (2013), marked a return to a thrilling, crime-ridden world. Then came the bestsellers The Blessed Girl (2017) and Critical But, Stable (2020), characterised by Makholwa's trademark dark humour and astute social commentary.
