AN ACT OF MURDER
261pp., paperback, Penguin Books, Cape Town, 2025
ISBN: 9781776380374
Thriller set in Johannesburg.
When struggling actor Arnold Prinsloo is accused of murdering insurance billionaire JP Mulder he takes on the most dangerous acting role of his life: pretending to be an East Rand detective in a race to clear his name.
Tom Eaton has been a columnist for the Mail & Guardian, Noseweek, Sunday Times and Business Day. He is the author of the novels The De Villiers Code, Texas and The Wading, and the non-fiction titles The Unauthorised History of South Africa and Is It Me Or Is It Getting Hot In Here? He also wrote the TV series Shoreline and Those Who Can’t (with Alan Committee).