When fiction mirrors fear, even the strongest reader flinches. Medusa is powerful, painful and unforgettable

Another case, another body, another billionaire — JD Robb’s formula still works

Raiders, traders, racists, murders, dilemmas and thrillers will keep you busy while you kick your feet up these holidays

Crime fiction continues to soar. Why this is is frequently debated.

The author of the best-selling "Wallander" detective series reflects on his dual roles as writer and activist.

Quite simply, Elmore Leonard is just the great American novelist of the great American comedy.

<em>Karen Ferreira-Meyers</em> tackles the mystery of the missing religious themes in Southern African crime writing.

A feast of new South African crime novels criss-crosses various genres, writes Barbara Ludman.

Putco on Monday condemned the burning of 22 buses and the damage done to 20 by angry protestors in Moloto Road in KwaMhlanga.

<i>Payback</i> by Mike Nicol (Umuzi) and <i>Dead Point</i> by Peter Temple (Quercus) are reviewed by Barbara Ludman.

Gwen Ansell reviews <i>Red Mandarin Dress</i>, the fifth of the Inspector Chen novels.

Crime fiction doesn’t always make easy reading, writes Barbara Ludman.