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Blood Rose (Dr. Clare Hart, 2) Paperback – May 23, 2014

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Walvis Bay is a depressed and isolated port on the edge of the Namib Desert. Corrupt and claustrophobic, its shifting population consists of transients and vagabonds—people with no future and no past. When it seems that a methodical serial killer may be working undetected in this pit of darkness and desperation, police profiler Dr. Clare Hart is brought in to investigate. Tangled up in her own doomed love affair, Clare is happy for the distraction—until it becomes clear that it is really her life at stake.

This enthralling procedural is perfect for fans of Patricia Cornwell and Kathy Reichs.

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  1. Book 2 of 5
    Dr. Clare Hart
  2. Print length
    382 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publication date
    May 23, 2014
  5. Dimensions
    5.31 x 0.96 x 8 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0062339087
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0062339089
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Margie Orford is an award-winning journalist who has been dubbed the Queen of South African Crime Fiction. Her novels have been translated into nine languages. She was born in London and grew up in Namibia. A Fulbright Scholar, she was educated in South Africa and the United States. She is Executive Vice-President of South African PEN and a patron of Rape Crisis and the children's book charity The Little Hands Trust. She lives in Cape Town. The entire Clare Hart series is forthcoming from Witness Impulse.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ MorrowPb (May 23, 2014)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 382 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0062339087
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0062339089
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.4 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.31 x 0.96 x 8 inches
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    4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars 62 ratings

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My new book, THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER, is published by Canongate and will be out in July 2022 . I hope that this book grips you as much as it gripped me. In it you will meet three fierce women - Cora, Angel and Freya. Their capacities for love, courage, survival and violence is tested in this novel that was, for me, about sin rather than crime, about revenge and a wild kind of justice that women sometimes mete out when the law fails them.

Some of you might know my five Clare Hart novels, which prompted one kind reviewer to describe me in The Weekender as the ‘queen of South African crime-thriller writers.’

I was born in London, raised in Namibia and educated in South Africa. I was lucky enough to live in New York City for a couple of years. I live in London now and did a PhD in creative writing at the University of East Anglia. At the moment I am stitching a whole series of psychoanalytic embroidery samplers - have a look over there on Instagram or Twitter - you'll find me there

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Bonnie
4.0 out of 5 stars Another good read from Margie Orford
Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2013
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I have read four of Margie Orford's book. I have enjoyed them all! Lots of twists and turns. As a South African, I enjoy reading the wonderful, accurate descriptions of familier South African places, and of course, colourful characters. Blood Rose, set in Namibia is equally great.
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Xanthosia
5.0 out of 5 stars Gritty, eye-opening thriller.
Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2012
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Margie Orford's "Blood Rose" is a deeply felt story about a little known country and a little known phenomena. It is more than a murder mystery, more than an international thriller. The scourge of Aids through Africa is well documented but the fate of the orphaned children is not so well known. Their heartbreaking lives and fight for survival is an intrinsic part of this story.
This is the story of Clare Hart, a police profiler who goes to Walvis Bay to help find the killer of these homeless boys. The gritty life of this isolated town is vividly described and the people she meets from a very pregnant local police officer to the orphans of the town are engaging and realistic. Margie Orford also describes the slowly disappearing native culture and their link to the desert. I found this inordinately gripping.
One of my favourite images was of the old eucalypt on the edge of the desert. A tree is such an sign of hope in a desicated landscape but Margie Orford gradually shifts our perception of this tree. I like a book that stays with me. So many I read become just a blur of names. This book made me uncomfortablely aware of how cocooned I am in a very safe, indulged enviroment. Margie Orford, thank you for this reading pleasure. I really look forward to reading more of your books.
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Janet Rogers
5.0 out of 5 stars Intelligent abound scary
Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2020
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This true mystery story is about how the past is ever so present now. No filler and no gimmicks, pure fear and pure evil. Set in Namibia (who knew? Not me.) So much to avoid, for us, the readers, but absolutely no way out fir the characters in the story.
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Anton de Wet
4.0 out of 5 stars Keeps you interested in finding out what's happening next
Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2015
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An original writing style. Enjoyed the local setting and characters.
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Glynnis Hayward
5.0 out of 5 stars Blood Rose
Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2012
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This book was well researched and well constructed. Margie Orford's work is reminiscent of Anna Quinlen - but South African. She's a great mystery writer, creating tension and weaving the threads together slowly but convincingly.
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J. T. O'leary
4.0 out of 5 stars Impressive, atmospheric, haunting
Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2013
Impressive, atmospheric, haunting. If you want a glimpse behind the tourist images of Namibia, to something realer - and more terrifying - then this is a good start. I'd almost give the book five stars, but will wait till Orford writes something even better. She certainly has the talent.
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Diane Davies
3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
Reviewed in Canada on May 13, 2017
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