222 mm x 146 mm, softcover, 256 pages RRP: R195, ISBN 978-1-4152-0074-2 Publication date: June 2009, Category: Crime Fiction Description Fourteen years after Wessel Ebersohn’s last novel comes The October Killings, in which thriller and police procedural, action and social commentary are deftly combined. Abigail Bukulu, a young star in the Justice Department, receives a visit from Leon Lourens. Many years ago when she was only 15 he saved her life when he was one of a group of South African soldiers sent to attack an ANC safe house in Lesotho. Having paid the price for his rebellion, Leon now needs Abigail’s protection. On 22 October each year, the date of the Lesotho attack, another member of the SADF squad is killed. Now, that date is approaching, and only two of them remain: the squad commander, who’s serving his sentence in C-Max, and Leon. Abigail immediately knows who is behind the October Killings: a sinister and dangerous man named Bishop who had joined the Struggle for dubious reasons. In a rush against time, over a course with many obstacles, Abigail finds a partner in the eccentric prison psychologist Yudel Gordon, a “veteran” from three earlier Ebersohn novels. And so a fiery partnership is established that is likely to electrify several future books. The October Killings is intelligent entertainment that also draws an honest picture of the ills of South Africa today. From The October Killings, page 59         Yudel Gordon circled his wife’s kitchen stove. After a considerable struggle he had managed to drag it far enough from the wall to go right round it. He was looking for the fuses.         Rosa, his wife, was sitting at the kitchen table, observing this singular scene. Yudel rarely attempted to repair anything and, on those few occasions, he was even more rarely successful. “We could get a repair man,” she suggested. “I know they’re expensive, but at least they have experience.”         Yudel did not answer. This was a matter of pride. He had asked about stoves at the local hardware store and was trying to remember what the assistant had said. He recalled being advised that the fuses were probably behind a little lid or a flap. To read on What others say I gulped down this book in one sitting. — Michele Magwood Read the review of October Killings in the Witness. Read Mike Nicol’s interview with Wessel Ebersohn on Crime Beat here. Read a review in the Weekend Post. Read a review in Volksblad. Read an interview in the Daily News. Read an article in the Citizan. To buy this book www.exclusivebooks.com www.kalahari.net home   writers   books   contact   buy   rights all content © Umuzi, Random House Struik this website designed and maintained by Guanaco.co.za