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City of Blood
Md Villiers
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Description for City of Blood
Paperback. Siphiwe, a nineteen-year-old orphan, is haunted by memories of the senseless death of his elder brother. When a woman selling mangoes is stabbed on the street in front of him, Siphiwe rushes to her aid, desperate to stop history repeating itself, but in doing so unwittingly crosses the paths of two very dangerous men set on revenge and betrayal. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 248.
Longlisted for the CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger.
Siphiwe, a nineteen-year-old orphan, is haunted by memories of the senseless death of his elder brother. When a woman selling mangoes is stabbed on the street in front of him, Siphiwe rushes to her aid, desperate to stop history repeating itself, but in doing so unwittingly crosses the paths of two very dangerous men set on revenge and betrayal.
As the violence on the streets intensifies, and the danger to those he loves most increases, Siphiwe soon has no choice but to seek help amongst criminals and police ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099581352
SKU
V9780099581352
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-22
About Md Villiers
MD Villiers was born in Johannesburg and studied psychology at the University of Pretoria. Her passion for the country she grew up in provides her with a backdrop for her fiction in which she explores life in a country always on the brink of change.She was shortlisted for the CWA Debut Dagger for unpublished writers in 2007 and is now ... Read more
Reviews for City of Blood
Terrific...The city’s vibrant, exciting, dangerous atmosphere is superbly portrayed
Marcel Berlins
The Times
Johannesburg is fertile ground for a crime writer… Strong and vivid, City of Blood is the coming-of-age story of both Siphiwe and the slightly older Progress… There is plenty of action, but also, amid the chaos and carnage, a sense of redemption
Guardian ... Read more
Marcel Berlins
The Times
Johannesburg is fertile ground for a crime writer… Strong and vivid, City of Blood is the coming-of-age story of both Siphiwe and the slightly older Progress… There is plenty of action, but also, amid the chaos and carnage, a sense of redemption
Guardian ... Read more