Description
Ruthless underworld criminal Rocco Robano's group of right wing fanatics, inspired by crazed evangelist Heinz Dieter, are responsible for mayhem and murder in the city of Cape Town. As they prepare to leave for their new home, Aurora, a protected community where the White Brothers, the Core, will live out their days in solidarity, they run amok in the city already cursed by xenophobia. Employed to find a set of missing uncut diamonds, ex-addict Rae Valentine, a feisty, sexy, intrepid, newly-minted Private Investigator, falls prey to the gang of men intent to use her and destroy her for sport. Rae can't outrun the storm of righteous fury as the vicious gang escalate their violence. As a victim of a kidnapping, she does what she can to protect herself from these depraved and barbarous men, and to save her PI partner, Vincent Saldana, from certain death. From Cape Town to the banks of the Orange River in Namibia, the tension rises as Rae fights for her life and discovers that the missing diamonds are linked to the illicit dealings of the brutal gang without conscience.
300 review copies (150 prepub, 150 postpub) sent to reviewers, booksellers, librarians, bloggers, others. Available as an e-ARC on Edelweiss and Netgalley. Blog tour with book giveaways. Goodreads giveaway. We will seek features and reviews from newspapers, magazines, and journals. Promotion targeting Crime Reads, Lithub, International Thriller Writers (The Big Thrill, and others. We will promote the book to translation reviewers and global literature review magazines, including World Literature Today. We will create a reading guide for book clubs and others interested in reading the book in a group setting. The reading guide will be printed in the book and will include a Q&A with the author. We will seek blurbs from Lee Childs and Deon Meyer, and already have blurbs from Jassy MacKenzie and Roger Smith. We will seek out book clubs who are interested in the book. Promotion at book fairs and trade shows--ALA annual, ALA mid-winter, African Studies Association, etc. We will submit the book for relevant awards. Promotion online via Catalyst's website, email lists and social media (blog, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube) with author and publisher interviews, chats, and guest posts. Simultaneous e-book and print release. Readers Guide available.
About the Author
Joanne Hichens is an author and editor living in Cape Town. She has published several novels, including Out To Score (co-authored), Divine Justice, Sweet Paradise, and for young adults, Stained and Riding the Wave. She had edited numerous short story collections, including Bad Company, an anthology of South African crime fiction endorsed by Lee Child. Her memoir, Death and the After Parties, was released by Karavan Press in November 2020.
Reviews
"I just couldn't put it down." - Debi Mack, New York Times best-selling author
Book Information
ISBN 9781946395429
Author Joanne Hichens
Format Paperback
Page Count 340
Imprint Catalyst Books
Publisher Catalyst Books
300 review copies (150 prepub, 150 postpub) sent to reviewers, booksellers, librarians, bloggers, others. Available as an e-ARC on Edelweiss and Netgalley. Blog tour with book giveaways. Goodreads giveaway. We will seek features and reviews from newspapers, magazines, and journals. Promotion targeting Crime Reads, Lithub, International Thriller Writers (The Big Thrill, and others. We will promote the book to translation reviewers and global literature review magazines, including World Literature Today. We will create a reading guide for book clubs and others interested in reading the book in a group setting. The reading guide will be printed in the book and will include a Q&A with the author. We will seek blurbs from Lee Childs and Deon Meyer, and already have blurbs from Jassy MacKenzie and Roger Smith. We will seek out book clubs who are interested in the book. Promotion at book fairs and trade shows--ALA annual, ALA mid-winter, African Studies Association, etc. We will submit the book for relevant awards. Promotion online via Catalyst's website, email lists and social media (blog, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube) with author and publisher interviews, chats, and guest posts. Simultaneous e-book and print release. Readers Guide available.
About the Author
Joanne Hichens is an author and editor living in Cape Town. She has published several novels, including Out To Score (co-authored), Divine Justice, Sweet Paradise, and for young adults, Stained and Riding the Wave. She had edited numerous short story collections, including Bad Company, an anthology of South African crime fiction endorsed by Lee Child. Her memoir, Death and the After Parties, was released by Karavan Press in November 2020.
Reviews
"I just couldn't put it down." - Debi Mack, New York Times best-selling author
Book Information
ISBN 9781946395429
Author Joanne Hichens
Format Paperback
Page Count 340
Imprint Catalyst Books
Publisher Catalyst Books
