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Killer Country
Could crime fiction be the new direction the "political novel" is taking in contemporary South Africa?
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Sexing up Ireland’s history
Irish sexual mores are notoriously conservative because of religious constraints, but a new book interrogates a more sordid side of the country’s past
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A life committed to social justice
We were not close friends — but his tragic death vividly brought to mind my last memory of him as a fine theologian.
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A sinking feeling
In July 2016 the world is literally sinking.
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A brief history of the world
At 285 pages one cannot really call this a short book, and as that it purports to be a world history, it could be argued that this is all too short.
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Spotlight on the little we see
Andrew Brown is a crime novelist admirably conscious of race and class, and his latest works illustrate this perfectly.
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Avoiding excessive sensationalism
With his new book, Intervention, Robin Cook moves, with mixed success, into the realm of Dan Brown.
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A refreshing and enjoyable techno-thriller
Nick Heller returns in Joseph Finder’s new thriller, <i>Vanished</i>, in which he investigates the disappearance of his brother Roger.
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From Guevara to Gear
Pippa Green’s biography of South Africa’s finance minister is a real page-turner, says Anthony Egan.
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Word power
Anthony Egan reviews New South African Keywords edited by Nick Shepherd and Steven Robins.
