Fiction

Sanet Oberholzer reviews 'Marple': a short story collection written by 12 contemporary women writers who are “dedicated Christie fans and Marple aficionados".

One lucky reader is in for a literary treat: stand a chance to win 'Butter' and 'Hooked'

Bron Sibree interviews the Australian-Canadian author about her journey to the dark side of life and her latest WW2 novel featuring Billie Walker.

"Haram is for readers interested in stories that engage honestly with difficult and often silenced subjects."

This week, we dive into three classic thrillers.

The surviving members of the Slow Horses gang are back - and inevitable chaos ensues

'What We Can Know' is many things: a knightly quest, a detective story, a prediction, a warning, a satire, a search for meaning, a lyric poem.

This is the second outing for William Boyd’s secret agent, Gabriel Dax, but there is really no need to have read the previous novel – this works fine as a stand-alone.

Osman has created a fantasy world for his quartet of retirees, but it is a world with enough reality, warmth and heart for anyone.

Desai deals cleverly – and very amusingly - with the clash of cultures. But the conundrums she raises are very real, and are central to the book.

Qaanitah Hunter’s resonant and timely novel urges us to ditch the daily grind and seek out self-love, writes Nabila Mayet

Wei’s debut novel is a complex tale of messy family dynamics, sibling rivalry, affection turning to resentment and, above all, perceived betrayal.

The inimitable author returns to fiction with ‘Bosadi’, a haunting novel that examines love, identity and the cost of being seen

The novel shifts from raunchy to funny to bleak to disturbing, and certainly works as a page turner

Pillow Talk is the first of a series set in the fictional town of Rally in KwaZulu-Natal from the new queen of South African romance.