RED INK. By Angela Makholwa
Review by Muthoni Muiruri (This work) starts with a date and a murder. The killer strangles her and then urinates on her and slices her breasts. Once done, he swears at her and cuts off her head! This is how this book opens up and right off the bat, it gives you chills and leaves you paranoid, looking over your shoulder. Woe unto you, if like me, you start reading this at night! The descriptions of the crimes are so graphic and vivid, they place you right at the scenes. Reading this book, I felt like I had been transported to the set of Criminal Minds or CSI. Lucy Khambule is a former journalist, turned Publicist. She lives in Jo’burg (South Africa) and her career as a Publicist is really taking off, save for the strenuous relationship with her once friend, now business partner Patricia. She lives a comfortable life and is a doting mother to her four year old son, Diseko. Five years ago while working as a crime reporter, she wrote to Napoleon Dingiswayo, the serial kill...