Book that will be judged

1. Thirteen Hours by Deon Meyer, Hodder & Stoughton

2. Blood at Bay by Sue Rabie, Human & Rousseau

3. The Unseen Leopard by Bridget Pitt, Human & Rousseau

4. Deeper than Colour by James Clelland, Jacana

5. Spilt Milk by Kopano Matlwa, Jacana

6. The Angina Monologues by Rosamund Kendal, Jacana

7. Zoo City by Lauren Beukes, Jacana

8. Banquet at Brabazan by Patricia Schonstein, Jacana

9. African Cookboy by David Dinwoodie Irving, Jacana

10. Revelations by Mongane Wally Serote, Jacana

11. Big Dan's Sofie by Keith Cornelis-Britz, Jacana

12. The Fossil Artist by Graeme Friedman, Jacana

13. Trinity on Air by Fiona Snyckers, Jonathan Ball

14. An Intimate War by Donvé Lee, Jacana

15. Happiness is a Four-Letter Word by Cynthia Jele, Kwela

16. Men of the South by Zukiswa Wanner, Kwela

17. Young Blood by Sifiso Mzobe, Kwela

18. Married With Baggage by Elise Chidley, Orion

19. Last Summer by Craig Higginson, Picador Africa

20. Just Dessert, Dear by Marita van der Vyver, Tafelberg

21. Double Negative by Ivan Vladislavic, Umuzi

22. Wall of Days by Alastair Bruce, Penguin

23. A Case of Knives by Julian de Wette, Umuzi

24. Not a Fairy Tale by Shaida Kazie Ali, Umuzi

25. Four Drunk Beauties by Alex Smith, Umuzi

26. Son-in-law of the Boere by Nape'a Motana, Umuzi

27. The Soldier Who Said No by Chris Marnewick, Umuzi

28. Those Who Love Night by Wessel Ebersohn, Umuzi

29. Stolen Lives by Jassy Mackenzie, Umuzi

30. An Ordinary Day by Trevor R Corbett, Umuzi

31. Killer Country by Mike Nicol, Umuzi

32. The Ice on Mars by Sean Badal, Wigan Pier Publishers

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