AFRICAN NOVEL CHALLENGE NOVEMBER 2023 - THRILLERS & CRIME NOVELS

THRILLERS & CRIME NOVELS

AFRICAN WRITERS OF THRILLERS, MYSTERIES AND CRIME

Some Possibles

JAMES McCLURE
WILBUR SMITH
GEOFFREY JENKINS
DEON MEYER
MIKE NICHOLS
KWEI QUARTEY
UNITY DOW
OYINKAN BRAITHWAITE
LEYE ADENLE
ALEXANDER McCALL SMITH
MALLA NUNN
ANGELA MAKHOLWA
MICHAEL STANLEY
FEMI KAYODE
MUKUKA CHIPANTA
MUKOMA WA NGUGI
PARKER BILAL
H.J. GOLAKAI
YABA BADOE
OBINNA UDENWE
DRISS CHRABI
ABDELILAH HAMDOUCHI
YASMINA KHADRA

What I will read:

At least two:

The Heavens May Fall by Unity Dow

&

Light Seekers by Femi Kayode

I have Five Nights Before the Summit by Mukuka Chipanta on deck.

not a big fan of thrillers and crime novels but willing to try one at least. Five Nights before the Summit looks like it might be good

I've enjoyed a few by Jassy Mackenzie, but indicated by the title of the first in the series, Random Violence, they are not cozy or procedural type mysteries.

Is this sub-Sahara African only?

Lol, it seems like we aren't doing much crime reading this month.

I was wondering though, Paul, if you were planning to do another challenge next year? I've loved both the Asian and African ones, although my participation tends to be spotty. No pressure, but if you are, I don't want to miss it!

I did read Five Nights Before the Summit and liked it. I could have lived without the flashbacks as they slowed the pace, but on the whole it's pretty good.

Finished Snake by James McClure (South Africa). I enjoyed it, it was a bit confusing but I liked it. It was written in 1975 so I bet a lot has changed. Interesting forensics.

Alas, I didn't get to one this month, but I recommend Parker Bilal's Makana series. (I've read three out of six so far.) Makana is a former police officer from Sudan who is in Egypt (Cairo) illegally. Working as a private detective, his cases and associates depict the social mileua of Egypt during the decade leading up to the Arab spring in 2011. First in the series is The golden scales. Parker is a pseudonym for Jamal Mahjoub.