DEATH RATTLE

209pp., paperback, Mirari Press, Cape Town, 2026

ISBN: 9781067195519

A speculative novel steeped in Yoruba mythology, set amongst Johannesburg's Black Diamond elite.

When Kgosi Morabe's father dies and the family descends on their Sandton mansion in a chaos of designer mourning dresses, four live cows, and a half-brother nobody knew existed, she discovers there are some inheritances you don’t get to refuse - her father cheated death in a Soweto street in 1976, and now death wants something back.

Lebogang Neo Matseke is a Johannesburg-based author, filmmaker, and screenwriter. She holds a Master of Fine Arts in Film from Syracuse University, USA, a Postgraduate Diploma in Journalism from India, and a BA in Dramatic Arts from the University of the Witwatersrand.