Angela Makholwa
Angela Makholwa is a South African crime writer whose Red Ink and other novels introduced South African crime fiction to an international readership. She writes of crime, ambition, and social pressure in post-Apartheid Johannesburg with dark humor and sharp observation. She is considered a pioneer of South African crime fiction.
Works
- Red InkWoman investigates her estranged husband's death in Johannesburg's crime underworld
- Black Widow SocietyWoman and her sister uncover criminal conspiracies in South Africa's dangerous underworld
- Pretty Dead ThingsWoman uncovers dark secrets in a wealthy South African family's hidden crimes
- The 30th CandleWoman investigates a cold case while navigating South Africa's violent criminal underworld