Bøker av Margie Orford

How far would you go?A little girl waits alone to be picked up after ballet class--until an unmarked car approaches, and she is gone.But this little girl is the daughter of Police Captain Riedwaan Faizal. He is desperate to rescue her, but, suspended from the squad, he finds himself powerless.With nobody on his side, the captain turns to investigative journalist and criminal profiler Dr. Clare Hart, whose documentary about Cape Town's missing young girls has made her a local celebrity. Clare knows that the odds of a child's survival dwindle with each passing minute. She knows that hiding her investigation from the police has its own dangers. But she will do anything to help a heartbroken father ... even if it puts all their lives at risk.Daddy's Girl is a dark and compelling crime story that will thrill fans of Deon Meyer and Tess Gerritsen.

Da en vakker ung kvinne blir funnet myrdet på Cape Town's strandpromenade, trekkesjournalist og etterforsker Clare Hart inn i nettet til en brutal seriemorder. Clare tvinges etter hvert til å konfronteres med voldtekten av sin egen tvillingsøster - og de brutale gjengene som står bak kriminalitet i Cape Town. Står hennes undersøkelser omkring menneskesmugling i forbindelse med mordene, eller leker morderen bare en syk lek med henne? "En heseblesende, uhyggelig thriller." Sunday Times, SA "En kompleks kvinnelig protagonist." The Sunday Independent"En tempofylt pageturner med handling som pirker i sprekkene på Cape Town's velstående fasade." Cape Times"Orford har skrevet en godt gjennomtenkt fortelling som trekker sammen alle løse tråderi en velskrevet slutt." Mail and Guardian

A frozen child is found close to death on a Cape Town mountainside. A gifted young musician leaves her school and disappears. A frightening pattern begins to emerge and Dr Clare Hart must unravel the secrets of these cases ... whilst carrying a secret of her own.

How to make sense of love, relationships and death in a world torn apart by HIV and Aids. For information in French click here

A poor fisherman and his brother live in a grass hut by the sea. One day, the fisherman catches a magic talking fish, which he immediately sets free. He tells his brother what has happened and his brother demands that he go and ask the magic fish for a bigger house.

The Little Red Hen retold by Margie Orford and illustrated by Karen Lilje. Little Red Hen is feeling peckish and decides to make bread. She makes a list of what she needs and sets out into the sunny morning. She asks her friends for help but they all say no! Will she have to do everything by herself?