#014 Moving the Veils of Smoke | Sarah Key

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Female Thriller Writers Taking over the Murder/Mystery World

Long kept in the shadows, female mystery and thriller writers are coming to the fore, not only worldwide, but here in South Africa.

Sarah Key, author of 5 books in the genre, chats to Melanie about being a female in what many perceive to be a Man's Domain, how to come up with a great idea, the Theatre of the Mind and how we're getting back to that, and what it means not only to get a book published, but to keep the thrill going!
17 Jun 2021 English South Africa Books

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