by Juliette Mnqeta
Published by Kwêla BooksThis mystery crime novel is Juliette’s debut. She describes herself as a Xhosa chick from the Miya Clan. She works as a legal transcriptionist and isiXhosa translator. If The Dead Could Talk is a product of her obsession with the mystery crime genre. She is currently based in Knysna.
About the book: Azania Sethosa receives a call from former politician Joseph ‘Lefty’ Mafu’s lawyer to notify her of Lefty’s death. Why on earth would a father she never knew make her the sole heir to his estate? She decides to go to Knysna to seek answers about his life and the circumstances surrounding his death. But soon her quest for closure becomes intertwined with detective Florian Welter’s investigation.
Detective Welter was recently transferred to Knysna after his dyslexia had led to a mistrial in an important case.
He is called to investigate Mafu’s apparent suicide, but there are various inconsistencies at the crime scene. Burdened by his past mistakes, detective Welter is determined to redeem himself.
Welter and Azania gradually uncover a deep political web of conspiracies dating back to the nineties. The duo must follow the threads and hope the clues lead them to whoever is pulling the strings...
If the dead could talk, they would tell you what really happened in 1995.
