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Peter Church on South African Crime Fiction at CrimeReads

Head over to CrimeReads to read this insightful essay from author Peter Church. Peter examines how the country’s history and present plays a role in how crime writers have approached the genre. You can get your copy of Peter’s own entry into the genre, the techno-thriller Crackerjack, on February 26.

You could be forgiven for assuming South Africa is fertile ground for local crime fiction writers.  If the Scandinavians have created an industry from the pickings of their meagre experiences, surely the Southern tip of Africa would be bursting with such writers.

The truth is that crime fiction is almost too painful to bear in South Africa. The country is tottering on the tipping edge of corruption and crime.  Dominant publications are non-fiction and the scribes are investigative journalists peddling fact not fancy. Imagination withers in the face of stark reality.

Read the rest of Peter’s essay at CrimeReads

 

Q&A with Peter Church

This interview first appeared in our newsletter. To read more author interviews, keep up with Catalyst news, events, and giveaways make sure to subscribe! 

Peter Church

This February, we’re excited to release Crackerjack, a new thriller by Peter Church. Peter’s tense techno-thriller takes us to the dark side of the digital world. We meet reformed hacker Daniel Le Fleur, who finds that his virtual trouble is becoming all too real. There’s a missing executive, millions of dollars gone, and very determined killers on his trail. Crackerjack is a classic thriller re-imagined for the digital age (read an excerpt here). It’s also the first of three books from Peter that we’ll be publishing in the coming years, including Crackerjack‘s prequel.

We chatted with Peter ahead of the book’s release about his influences, his writing routine, and why he loves thrillers. Crackerjack is out on February 26— pre-order your copy today! And keep up with Peter by following him on Facebook.  Continue reading “Q&A with Peter Church”

From the Editor’s Desk: 2018 Reflections

This comes from our newsletter series, From the Editor’s Desk, where Catalyst founder/publisher, Jessica, gives you a peek behind the Catalyst curtain. Subscribe to our newsletter to get more looks inside Catalyst HQ, author Q&As, giveaways, and more!

I have to tell you the truth, I’m feeling kind of tired. But it’s a good tired! 2018 was a whirlwind year (following 2017, its own kind of whirlwind) and included many firsts. For this Editor‘s Desk column, I thought I’d tell you what some of those firsts were–all of them worthy of celebration. And hopefully I’ll find some time to do just that this month–celebrate all the firsts of 2018. Continue reading “From the Editor’s Desk: 2018 Reflections”