Shortlisted for Crime Writers' Association International Dagger 2019

Traumatic stress causes Inspector Albertus Beeslaar to trade tough city policing for a backwater posting on the edge of the Kalahari Desert. But his dream of rural peace is soon shattered when a beautiful and eccentric artist and her four-year-old daughter are found murdered on a local farm.

Brooding. Riveting. Brilliant.
Deon Meyer, author of Dead at Daybreak

This arresting English-language debut validates Karin Brynard's reputation as 'The Afrikaans Stieg Larsson.' An outstanding thriller.
Booklist

Crime fiction doesn't get any better.
Mike Nicol, author of Payback

Karin Brynard has established herself as one of a handful of great thriller writers in South Africa.
Mail & Guardian

About the Author
Karin Brynard is one of South Africa's most successful crime writers. A former political and investigative journalist, she uses her research skills and eye for detail to fascinating effect in Weeping Waters. She has written two more novels in the prize-winning Inspector Albertus Beeslaar series and is working on a fourth. Maya Fowler is a South African-born novelist, translator and editor. She lives and works in British Columbia, Canada. Isobel Dixon is a poet, literary agent and translator. She was born in South Africa and now works in London.

Reviews
"This arresting English-language debut validates Karin Brynard's reputation as 'The Afrikaans Stieg Larsson.' An outstanding thriller."
"Crime fiction doesn't get any better." -- Mike Nicol, author of Payback
"Karin Brynard has established herself as one of a handful of great thriller writers in South Africa."
"Brooding. Riveting. Brilliant." -- Deon Meyer, author of Dead at Daybreak


Awards
Short-listed for The CWA International Dagger 2019 (UK).



Book Information
ISBN 9781787702264
Author Karin Brynard
Format Paperback
Page Count 512
Imprint Europa Editions (UK) Ltd
Publisher Europa Editions (UK) Ltd