As a daughter of Israel, Yehudit has always loved and trusted in Yahweh, the God of her people. But personal tragedy and the threat of a mighty enemy pose challenges to her faith. God is with her and will use her in her weakness to deliver an entire nation from evil. Accompany Yehudit on her journey from being a young girl defeated by tragedy to becoming a mighty warrior. Along the way, you will discover how the same God who strengthened her can heal your own wounds and shape your destiny.

Wanneer Kassie Kasselman die verdwyning van 'n ekskollega begin ondersoek, is dit duidelik dat hier meer as net 'n dwelmverwante verdwyning skuil. Hoe lyk dit dan of dit verband hou met die ontvoering wat sy kollega Rooi Els se vrou se werkplek getref het? Van die Kaapse ganglands tot die Kruger-wildtuin met sy renosterstropers; tussen 'n verslonsde Bolandse hoewe met 'n grieselige visdam en die glans-en-skanswêreld van diplomasie moet Kassie sy pad voel-voel vind - of Rooi se vrou is visvoer.

In die afgeleë Sneeuberge van die Oos-Kaap soek ’n groep argeoloë onder leiding van die nimlike professor Attie Vermaak na ’n reeks rotstekeninge: ’n befaamde oorlogstafereel van ruiters en vlugtendes. Groot is hul vreugde toe hulle dié kunswerk na ’n uitmergelende soektog vind.

Hulle blydskap is egter van korte duur: ’n gevaarlike groep drosters oorrompel hulle en neem hulle gevange. Onder angswekkende omstandighede deel ekspedisie- en bendelede dieselfde kampeerplek terwyl die bendekaptein wag op verslag deur twee verspieders wat hy na die buitewêreld stuur om ’n losprys te eis.

Amatola is Piet van Rooyen op sy beste.

Dead In The Water is Irna van Zyl’s highly anticipated debut thriller. Set on the coast near Hermanus in the fictitious town of Grootbaai, shark-cagediving capital of the world, the novel features oddball detective Storm van der Merwe.

Stocky, smart and unconventional, Storm was banished to Hermanus after demonstrating against the shooting of beached whales. She now keeps out of trouble in the seaside town by working on cold cases. But how can she keep a low profile when bodies, limbs and other evidence keep appearing on the sandy shores of Grootbaai?

When the body of investigative journalist Jessica Stander washes up on the beach minus an arm, Storm realises that the situation at Grootbaai is even more dangerous than she suspected.

In Irna van Zyl’s page-turning thriller, everyone’s a suspect and the stakes are deadly.

Demons, witches, extra-sensory perception, possessed animals, and an ever-loving God. There is much that exists, or is claimed to exist, in the world today, that we are yet to understand. A perfect introduction into the inner workings of the weird mind of Graham Downs, this collection of flash fiction paranormal stories contains: The Thing in the Window, An Automatic Decision, Telepathic Link, The Witch of Wellington, and The Christmas Bird.

All have been newly edited and polished since publication on his website in 2014, and some with new endings. It also contains the never-before published story, Under the Sheets, about an old woman who believes she is being haunted by a strange ghost, living under her bed, and this special edition paperback includes the hit short story, Billy's Zombie!

Nomsa is a beautiful college girl who was forced by her parents to marry a man chosen by them. He was from the economic social class as them. While at college she fell in love with Musa whom she loved dearly but her parents instructed her to break up with and follow their orders.

Queen Celeste rose to the throne of Virdura a month ago, after the sudden death of her mother. Desperate to prove herself, she agrees to hear the case of a simple farmer who claims a neighbour stole his cow.

To help her in this task, she orders her chief advisor, the royal wizard Solon, to cast a spell and divine the truth for her. Solon, however, is keeping a terrible secret. He is unable to perform any magic, and he cannot afford to let the queen find out the reason why.

For years, it has been what is called a 'deteriorating situation'. Now all over South Africa the cities are battlegrounds. The members of the Smales family - liberal whites - are rescued from the terror by their servant, July, who leads them to refuge in his native village. What happens to the Smaleses and to July - the shifts in character and relationships - gives us an unforgettable look into the terrifying, tacit understandings and misunderstandings between blacks and whites.

Al is sy Mevrou Dominee, is Suzy in die eerste plek ’n mens, ’n bloedwarm vrou wat deur haar man bemin wil word. Maar hy stel lankal nie meer belang nie, en sy moet ’n ingrypende besluit neem – ’n besluit wat die skindertonge losmaak en haar reputasie aan flarde ruk.

Om die kroon te span is daar ’n seerplek diep in haar verlede wat dreig om oop te bars. Maar Suzy laat haar nie onderkry nie. Sy begin haar nuwe lewe met oorgawe en pak dinge aan wat haar in ongemaklike situasies laat beland. Watter vrou wil immers in ’n geleende ontwerpersrok tussen ’n spul duur koivisse orent kom, druipnat, en dit saam met ’n dodelik aantreklike man?

Sommer ’n gewone vrou is Suzy voorwaar nié, sy storm in waar engele dit nie sou waag nie. Maar haar waaghalsigheid is ook haar redding. Dit laat haar terugloop op haar spore van die verlede, en in ’n bibberkoue Londen besweer sy haar seer en kom daar vir haar liefde soos sy nooit geken het nie.

Maria was a medical doctor graduate who took over the reins as a chief after the death of her father, Masombuka. While accepting the crown she encountered discrimination and prejudice as a woman.

At the time she became the chief of Masombuka village, traditional norms and cultural practices was against women taking part in any powerful positions in the community. Maria broke all taboo and became the chief, much to the annoyance of her uncle Gwebu who was earmarking himself for that position. When he realised that the traditional house had amended the rules to allow her to sit in the tribal court and preside over all matters pertaining the community, he decided to hunt for Amos. Amos was the son of chief Masombuka who had gone awol with his mother when he was very young. He was actually the rightful heir to take over his father but because he could not be found some of the elders decided to crown Maria.

Gwebu plans to successfully locate Amos, to wage and fuel fire between Amos and Maria.

Komies, hartroerend, meditatief, verruimend! Hierdie kick-ass roman bied ’n priemende blik op twee parallelle reise: ’n man en ’n vrou elk op soek na die oorsake van ’n broer en ’n suster se ondergang.

Na ’n onthutsende oproep van ene Josias Brandt, vertrek Karl Hofmeyr teësinnig om sy broer, Iggy, wie se kop skynbaar uitgehaak het, te hulp te snel. Karl – heavy-metal-fan de luxe – se reis word vertraag deur sy obsessies wat hom in verskillende situasies lelik kniehalter.

Maria Volschenk word op ’n dag oorval deur ’n groot leegte. Sy reis na die Wes-Kaap op ’n sending waarteen sy lankal opsien, in ’n poging om hierdie beleërende leegte af te weer. Die twee verhaallyne vloei saam op ’n onwaarskynlike stadsplaas iewers in Kaapstad, waar die broer, Ignatius Hofmeyr, in ’n bitter tweestryd met die onpeilbare Brandt-kêrel gewikkel is.

Magaya is the unemployed graduate who lost his parents due to crime and was left with nothing else apart from a four roomed house. The community of Siyabusa adopted him. To thank them he was involved in the fight against crime and drug abuse which saw him recruited full time by crime fighting agencies. Magaya met a love of his life Nozuko, who was a shareholder and Director of Marembera store. The two tired the knot and due to family commitment decided to promote Sbongile, their friend to run the fort on their behalf who stole all the investment and savings.

Stifled by the torpor of colonial South Africa and trapped in a web of reciprocal oppression, a lonely sheep farmer seeks comfort in the arms of a black concubine. But when his embittered spinster daughter Magda feels shamed, this lurch across the racial divide marks the end of a tenuous feudal peace. As she dreams madly of bloody revenge, Magda's consciousness starts to drift and the line between fact and the workings of her excited imagination becomes blurred. What follows is the fable of a woman's passionate, obsessed and violent response to an Africa that will not heed her.

Beendere word gevind op 'n stortingsterrein, en skielik moet speurder Kassie Kasselman nuut dink oor ou moordsake. Gou begin die moorde vinnig opmekaar kom, en tussendeur die nuwe buurvrou wat Kassie se kop aan't swymel het, én sy enorme posseël-meevaller weens nog 'n moord, moet hy uitwerk waarom 'n geheimsinnige bende skynbaar besig is om sigself uit te roei. Elke warm leidraad lewer 'n koue lyk op, en Kassie kan nie voorbly nie . . .

Mpho Mamela, a young accountant at a coal mine in the Middelburg coalfields of South Africa is killed one night when he gets caught in the rollers of a conveyor belt. He is mangled beyond recognition. There will be an official State enquiry into his death, by the Inspectorate of Mining.

Stephen Wakefield, the in-house lawyer and a director of the company, begins preparing for the enquiry, but he struggles to understand what happened - Mamela should not have been anywhere near the place he was killed. Bit by bit, Stephen’s investigation uncovers a story far removed from a simple workplace accident.

A web of deception and massive fraud is unveiled; fraud perpetrated by a person who publicly insists on high standards of morality and honesty. It becomes clear to Stephen that Mamela had tried to blackmail the guilty party to help his lover, who is in prison for attempting to steal a trifling amount from the mining company. When the killer learns that his actions are about to be exposed, Stephen realises that his own life is now in danger...

In some ways, it all begins with a very bad day for Jethro. First, he’s attacked by an angry man who takes his good intentions the wrong way, then he’s robbed in the middle of the night by two men who try to iron out of him – literally – where he keeps his valuables. The problem is that Jethro’s valuables consist of a box of photos and other keepsakes – which only aggravates his assailants.

Traumatised, he seeks counselling. With Dr Chatwin, Jethro traces his bond with his best friend, Sam, the loss of his girlfriend, his encounters with the enigmatic artist Matsotso Cecilia Dumisa, and why he carries a hat, a shoe and a painting around with him everywhere.

Set in the turbulence of South Africa right now, The Space Between The Space Between tells the story of a young man trying to stay afloat as he’s assaulted by life’s cross-currents. The novel honestly and humanely portrays South Africa today without reverting to moral or political grandstanding. As Jethro ricochets through life, a story of loss, the gaining of wisdom and a little healing emerges.

Nathan Lucius has a problem. Every time he thinks he’s got life by the scruff of the neck it just wriggles free. There are so many rules. So many things that should be said and done to keep everyone happy. And no one is happy.

But Nathan is a problem solver. And if he just tries hard enough, he will maybe, somehow, make someone, just one person happy. And then his friend Madge is diagnosed with cancer. She is dying. And she wants him to help her end it all.

Wasted is a pop culture Crime and Punishment set in a dark and twisted version of Cape Town – a novel that takes the reader into the very heart of what it is to be human.

Dit lyk asof kaptein Kassie Kasselman met 'n reeksmoordenaar te kampe het toe Kaapstad se ses en vyftigjarige mans kopskote begin kry. Maar Kassie is nie oortuig die moorde dui nie op iets anders nie . . .

Gebaseer op die treffer TV-reeks. Jacques Rynhard, een van die land se gewildste skrywers, verdwyn op die kruin van sy loopbaan. Joernalis Carina Human moet uitvind waar hy is, maar meer belangrik, hoekom hy verdwyn het. Sy krap 'n perdebynes oop van verraad, donker geheime, moord en mislukte verhoudings.

Die oorlog en Gordon Fraser veroorsaak ’n oënskynlik onoorbrugbare kloof tussen Catriona en Rudolf Dreyer.

Waar daar kort gelede nog liefde was, lees Catriona haat, afkeer en veragting in sy oë. Hy glo sy was vir sy twee broers se teregstelling verantwoordelik en sy kan hom nie bereik om hom van die teendeel te oortuig nie.

Hierdie is die tweede boek in ’n tweeluik na Onder 'n Sterrehemel.

François Bloemhof is bekend daarvoor dat hy aanhangers van spanningsverhale telkens gee wat hulle soek – én wat hulle nie kon verwag nie. Met Die vierde stem is dit waarder as ooit.

Die storie word vanuit meer as een perspektief vertel. Drie karakters – ’n kantoorwerker, ’n kopdokter en ’n skrywer – beïnvloed mekaar op maniere waarvan hulle onbewus is; die leser weet meer as hulle, hoewel nooit genoeg om te voorspel wat volgende kom nie ...

Maar aan wie behoort die vierde stem? Waar kom sy vandaan? Watter rol speel sy in dié gebeurtenisryke intrige, en wat is haar vreeslike oplossing? Dis net ’n paar van die vrae, en die antwoorde is uitklophoue.

Aangetrokkenheid en afhanklikheid. Konflik, magspeletjies en die ou-ou stryd tussen haat en liefde. Alles in een sielkundige riller saamgebind met ’n blik op menseverhoudinge wat lesers nie aldag beskore is nie.

’n Jong, roekelose joernalis ondersoek die moord van ’n regter. Dit lei haar na oud-Recces met griewe, oorlewingskampe, ’n geheime organisasie genaamd Die Beskermers, wraak, intimidasie en verskeie moorde.

Vuurtoringwagter Hannes Harker word met sy vrou na ’n afgeleё eiland verplaas. Hy ontdek iets wat lank in die toring weggesteek was wat hom sy balans laat verloor, en hy val.

In die hospitaal vertel hy met rukke en stote aan verpleegsuster Rika sy lewensverhaal – van sy ma se geheimsinnige dood, van sy onbeheerbare jong vrou, Aletta, en van die verlate eiland waar net die vuurtoringwagters en ghwanowerkers woon. Dié twee groepe leef saam maar tog ook streng apart op een van die onherbergsaamste plekke op aarde. Met die aankoms van ’n karakter uit Aletta se verlede kom haar eie geheime onvermydelik aan die lig, net soos die pruttende spanning en onregte wat die ghwanowerkers so lank verduur het tot uitbarsting kom in ’n enkele, skokkende gebeurtenis.

Die Bewaker is die verhaal van twee geslagte vuurtoringwagters – mans verbete in hulle plig, en vroue wat saam met hulle in skrikwekkende afsondering leef. Dit is geskryf in die kenmerkende meevoerende styl waarvoor Marguerite Poland so bekend is, nou vir die eerste keer in Afrikaans.

’n Roman oor die krag van geheime, die krag van die liefde en die krag van stories.

"As ek terugkom sal ek weer voorbeeldige Lize wees. Almal se staatmaker. Ek glo dat U my die bietjie vryheid gun." Met hierdie gebed roep Lize Lategan haar goeie Christelike opvoeding vaarwel. Sy is op 'n vliegtuig onderweg na Engeland vir die werksgeleentheid van haar lewe. Skaars een uur in die vreemde raak sy, jonk en onervare, egter hals oor kop verlief op haar gasheer, die nimlike Conrad Buckle. Sy het geen weerstand teen sy aanraking nie. Lize kies 'n afdraaipad en swenk met elke nuwe ondeurdagte besluit verder en verder weg van God en van die Lize wat sy eenmaal was. In die euforiese maalkolk van begeerte sien sy nie die waarskuwingstekens raak nie: Conrad bestel haar kos, kies haar klere en neem beheer van elke aspek van haar lewe. Maar sy laat hom begaan. Sy het hom mos lief. Totdat Conrad een aand sy hand vir haar lig en Lize se lewe onherroepelik verander...Afdraaipad is Elaine Marais se derde roman. Dit volg op haar debuutroman, Liefde vir Lienke, en haar tweede roman, Koesterkind. Elaine Marais kan beskou word as Suid-Afrika se eie Francine Rivers. Haar boeke is gemik op vroue wat al die veersagte tinteling van die liefde ervaar het, maar ook die wanhoop ken van onbeantwoorde liefde.

At a prayer meeting on a cold Rotterdam night, the young clerk Aart Anthonij van der Lingen – a pale, sickly, hunchbacked ‘fish from the North’ – is held in the charismatic Reverend Johannes Kicherer’s thrall. Lured by Kicherer’s passion, he leaves his grey and loveless life to land at the Cape of Good Hope as a lay missionary in 1800.

But when the Missionary Society draws lots to determine where to send the new arrivals, Van der Lingen is sent east and Kicherer north. The hunchback missionary must make his own way in a place that, on the surface, God has forsaken – until, as the pitiless landscape and the blank faces of his would-be congregants strip Van der Lingen incrementally of his pride, he learns that he has nothing to give to the Africa that is ultimately his salvation.

Based on historical figures drawn from the Cape Town Church Archives, The Hunchback Missionary is a sweeping narrative of vanity and humility, of the sacred and the profane, of how Europe’s rampant strides across newly colonised Africa led to the abyss from which a continent still struggles, today, to retreat.