Unsolved: No Answers to Heinous South African Crimes

by Chris Karsten

Was the controversial Dutch Reformed theologian Johan Heyns murdered by right-wingers or by his own people? Have the Scorpions made any progress in their search for paedophile Gert van Rooyen’s young victims? What did Robert Smit know that made it so important to have him silenced? Why have the perpetrators still not been brought to justice? Ten of South Africa's most baffling mysteries come menacingly off the page, and the reader will again sense the real human tragedies behind these haunting events.

144 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

Chris Karsten is op 9 November 1947 op Morgenzon in Mpumalanga gebore. Hy matrikuleer aan die Hoërskool Hoogenhout op Bethal en behaal ’n BA-graad met Afrikaans-Nederlands en Sielkunde aan die Universiteit van Pretoria (1970). Hy werk daarna as koerantjoernalis by Die Volksblad, Beeld en Rapport.

Chris is die skrywer van twee kinderboeke, Floris sapiens (1985) en Die jokkie wat met perde kon praat (1997). Hy ontvang die Sanlamprys vir jeuglektuur (silwer) vir Floris sapiens. Sy eerste roman, Frats, het in 2007 verskyn, en is ’n jaar later met die ATKV-prosaprys bekroon.

As koerantman was hy in verskillende joernalistieke hoedanighede gemoeid by baie van die stories wat in sy Ware Misdaad-reeks opgeneem is. Van die titels wat sedert 2007 in dié reeks verskyn het, sluit in Riller in die raaisel, Opspraak deur moord, Dodelike vroue, Verlore onskuld en Boos en bisar.

Sy boek oor aktrise Charlize Theron verskyn in Mei 2009 en is in Afrikaans (Charlize: Ek leef my droom) en Engels (Charlize: Life’s One Helluva Ride) beskikbaar. Chris se tweede roman, Seisoen van sonde, verskyn in Junie 2009 by Human & Rousseau.

Karsten woon in Kanada.

Reviews

[Janus Nieuwoudt · Rating 1 out of 5]

It was an interesting read, however as this is clearly a translation the grammar and direct translation of words used in the wrong context was disappointing. A bit of a confirmed backstory of the cases the author wrote about would have helped a placing the chapters in context. I wouldn’t bother reading it, the person that edited the book should be ashamed.