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Red Tide
9781960803139
Paperback
$21.95
May 2025
From the two-time winner of the ATKV Prize for Best Suspense Fiction comes Red Tide...
Deep in the South African Karoo, a small desert town runs red with old grudges and deadly secrets.
Three years after his niece is found dead the week of her wedding, Jaap Reyneke, a retired detective, is still doggedly looking for answers. Why was her body displayed so carefully, like a macabre art installation? Who erased all correspondence from her devices? But the townspeople of Carnarvon seem content to let dead bodies lie.
Desperate for help, Jaap turns to Sarah Fourie, a convicted hacker seeking reprieve from her own demons. Together, they sniff out the truth of Janien's death, setting in motion a chain of events that will tear the town apart from within.
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Red Tide
"Original, deftly crafted, inherently fascinating, and a fun read from cover to cover for fans of LGBTQ and internationally themed murder mysteries and crime novels." — Midwest Book Review
“Red Tide proves it again--Irma Venter is world-class.” — Deon Meyer, author of Fever and the Benny Griessel Mystery series
". . . our own Stieg Larsson. Venter is compelling, skilled, sophisticated and informed, weaving fascinating facts about computers, art, DNA and more into [Red Tide]." — Netwerk24 (South Africa)
“[Red Tide] has the capacity to ratchet up the pace notch by notch until you are unconsciously holding your breath. Expect to have an increased heart rate as you turn the pages.” — Beryl Eichenberger, Cape Argus (South Africa)
“[Venter’s] crime threads are complex and nuanced, and her female characters are as richly rounded as male characters in thrillers usually are.” — Cape Town Etc.
“Irma Venter is a South African thriller writer and a darn good one.” — John Maytham, CapeTalk
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