These are some of the books our books editor, Meneesha Govender, received recently. They may be reviewed later
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Breathless
by Jassy Mackenzie (Umuzi, R180)
This is a love story set in the African bush.
Newly married New York photographer, Erin Mitchell, is on her way to a photoshoot in the Kruger National Park, when her vehicle is washed off a flooded bridge.
She is rescued by the handsome and wealthy Nicholas de Lanoy, owner of a luxury game lodge.
With the bridge broken and no other access routes available, Erin is trapped at the lodge.
This leaves her with nothing more to do than get to know her handsome rescuer better.
As she learns about his troubled past, Erin finds herself falling for Nicholas.
Feeling guilty, Erin is determined to be faithful to her husband.
But Nicholas has secrets, and as Erin gets more involved in Nicholas’s life, it is clear she may need to be rescued from her rescuer himself.
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The Alibi Club
by Jaco van Schalkwyk (Umuzi, R200)
Jaco van Schalkwyk is the great-grandson of Afrikaans poet AG Visser.
This is his debut novel.
A South African arrives in New York in 1998 and becomes a bartender at The Alibi – a dive in Brooklyn that is frequented by blue-collar workers, drug dealers and other seedy characters.
Slowly, the bar’s regulars look on as their neighbourhood begins to change.
Brownstones are bought by wealthy young Manhattan couples, tired supermarkets are converted into trendy delicatessens and lives are changed irrevocably in this New York City borough.
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An Event in Autumn
by Henning Mankell (Harvill Secker)
Kurt Wallander has just moved into his new home and is happy his life is changing for the better.
But then he uncovers the skeleton of a woman in his garden.
With the help of his daughter Linda, Kurt sets out to uncover who the woman’s killer is.
Then police, who are combing through the garden for more evidence, make another dark discovery.
And Kurt has to dig deeper into the area’s past for answers.