Richard Kunzmann

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Richard Kunzmann (born 1976) is a Namibian born novelist, predominantly of crime fiction. He grew up in South Africa. [1] His first novel, Bloody Harvests, [2] in a murder mystery set in South Africa and features SAPS detectives Harry Mason and Jacob Tsahbalala. It was first published in 2004, and features a conspiracy involving a grisly series of homicides in which the victims' bodies are used to make muti (traditional medicine.) Two other novels, Salamander Cotton [3] and Dead-End Road [4] feature the same characters.

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References

  1. Richard Kunzmann panmacmillan.com
  2. Kunzmann, Richard, Bloody Harvests February 2005, Macmillan, ISBN   978-1-4050-4101-0
  3. Kunxmann, Richard, Salamander Cotton February 2006, Macmillan, ISBN   978-1-4050-4100-3
  4. Kunzmann, Richard, Dead-End Road February 2008, Macmillan, ISBN   978-1-4050-9230-2