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I've had two pieces of exciting news in the last week. The first is that, after receiving some wonderful reviews locally, My Brother's Keeper has been named a finalist in the Best Paperback Original category of the International Thriller Awards. The finals will be held in New York in July. I'm holding thumbs for My Brother's Keeper, and I consider it a great honour to have got this far.

The other news is that the USA edition of Random Violence will be launched on April 1st by Soho Crime - an auspicious date, I hope! It has just had its first review - and it's a starred one from Publishers Weekly. The book is described as a "triumphant debut" and ends with the words, "Readers will wish Jade a long fictional career."

I love the cover that Soho Press has chosen - see below.
RANDOM VIOLENCE - USA edition

"A triumphant debut... Readers will wish Jade a long fictional career."
- Publishers Weekly (starred review).

Random Violence is available through Amazon.com. (for USA readers) Published in the USA by Soho Crime.
Random Violence   My Brother’s Keeper   Todeskälte
Random Violence
South African edition

"A sexy new feminine sleuth... and a truly dreadful crime. A fast-paced must-read."
-- Johan Muller

Shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize 2009 – Best First
Book Africa Region		 My Brother’s Keeper
South African edition

“Truly compelling…
A smart, page-turning
thriller populated with living, breathing characters, one of the most memorable being Jo’burg itself.”
-- Jeffery Deaver

Read Excerpt »		 Todeskälte
German edition

" Ein exzellent komponierter Thriller,
der so nur in Südafrika spielen kann."
-- Sunday Times



Description »
BAD COMPANY

In March 2009 Bad Company – a collection of scary, thrilling and twisted short stories by South African crime writers, was launched. I was absolutely delighted to be asked to contribute a story towards this collection, and I’m in the very best of bad company here with top SA “krimis” like Deon Meyer, Mike Nicol and Margie Orford. Bad Company is edited by crime author Joanne Hichens, and published by Pan Macmillan. It has an introduction by one of my very favourite international thriller authors – Lee Child.

My story is called “The Beginning”, and I’ve published the first half here. If you want to read more – hurry along and grab a copy of Bad Company from a bookshop near you.
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