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Short sharp shock: The Nigerian filmmaker and writer Onyeka Nwelue’s new book is the Sopranos of the novella form. Photo: David Levenson/Getty Images

Review: A blistering run through a morally corrupt but likeable man’s life

The Nigerian Mafia: Johannesburg is as short and sharp as the stabbing blade that the protagonist keeps on his person for protection

Rodney Ghobril

Captivating: In her latest thriller, Margie Orford explores how a crime never ends. Readers are exposed to the emotions of the victims – the rage and the shame they feel – and the shamelessness of the criminals.

Book Review: Revenge for sexual abuse is in the eye of the beholder

Margie Orford’s latest thriller explores the ripple effects of crime and the intimate worlds of its victims

Mamaputle Boikanyo