Juliette Manitshana-Mnqeta matriculated from Westerford High School in 2005. She is currently based in Plettenberg Bay and works as a freelance Labour Court transcriber and isiXhosa translator.
In 2022, Mnqeta joined a group of writers at Paulet House for the Bosberg Book Writing residency where she worked with mentor Angela Briggs on the manuscript for her crime novel, If the dead could talk.
If the dead could talk by Juliette Manitshana-Mnqeta
ISBN: 9780795711084
Publisher: Kwela
Date Released: February 2025
Price (incl. VAT): R 330.00
Format: Soft cover, 256pp
Azania Sethosa receives a call from former politician Joseph ‘Lefty’ Mafu’s lawyer to notify her of Lefty’s death. She decides to go to Knysna to seek answers about his life and the circumstances surrounding his death. But soon her quest for closure becomes intertwined with detective Florian Welter’s investigation. The seemingly straightforward case quickly turns into a complicated web of conspiracies. But the truth is as elusive as whoever is behind it all. If only the dead could talk…
If the Dead Could Talk is available both online and in-store now.
Congratulations Juliette, you truly are exceptional and we celebrate this book release with you!
Read more about Juliette Manitshana-Mnqeta and her stay at Paulet House.
You can also learn more about Juliette Manitshana-Mnqeta at this year’s Jake Gerwel’s talk, Paulet House – where stories are born, on the 2nd of May at 15:30 during the Suidoosterfees.
This will be a 60 min (free) discussion with Barbara Boswell, Mia Arderne, Juliette Manitshana-Mnqeta, Sihle Qwabe and Angela Briggs talking about their experiences and stories during their stay at Paulet House.
