Karin Brynard is a former political and investigative journalist and uses her research skills and eye for detail to fascinating effect in Weeping Waters. She is, today, one of Penguin South Africa’s most widely read authors.
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Karin Brynard's Weeping Waters has been shortlisted for the Crime Writers' Association (CWA) 2019 International Dagger Awards.
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- “It takes a while to warm to Inspector Albertus Beeslaar, banished from Johannesburg to a remote farming community in the Northern Cape – but he’s worth the wait. With an edgy understanding of the new South Africa and his weary belief in proper police work, Beeslaar is...— The Times, Oct 1 2019
- Crime fiction fans will find the picturesque backdrop, cast of authentic characters, and knotty story line to be more than satisfying.— Publishers Weekly, Feb 6 2018
- Englis-language début and the first in a series, featuring Inspector Albertus Beeslar, who has abandoned inner-city policing in Johannesburg in favour of a backwater post on the edge of the Kalahari Desert. But his dream of rural peace is soon shattered when an artist and her...— The Bookseller, Jan 8 2018
