BLOOD, BLADES AND BULLETS, anatomy of a Glebelands hitman, a novel

513pp., paperback, No Place, 2020

Foreword by Dudu Busani-Dube.

Novel set in KwaZulu-Natal. Mazwi Nxumalo, a young man from poverty-stricken rural Nongoma, is recruited into the world of Glebelands hostel hitmen and, step by step, becomes a ruthless contract killer.

Former crime journalist Nathi Olifant works as a government communicator.