ANGELA MAKHOLWA lives and works in Johannesburg. Red Ink was her debut novel, first published in 2007. This was followed by the entertaining escapades and sexual misadventures of modern women in The 30th Candle (2009). Her third novel, Black Widow Society was initially released in 2013 and marked a return to a thrilling, crime-ridden world. Then came the bestsellers The Blessed Girl (2017) and Critical But, Stable (2020), characterised by Makholwa’s trademark dark humour and astute social commentary.