About this episode

Teri M Brown interviews author S.A. McLain about her thriller 'Blood on the Veld' and its themes of crime and conspiracy.

My guest today on the Online for Authors podcast is SA McLain, author of the book Blood on the Veld. S.A. McLain has worked as a pizza maker, bartender, interior designer, and marketing manager. After moving to the UK from California, she got her financial planning qualifications and spent several years in financial services while writing in her spare time. Her debut novel, When Red Is Blue, was a National Indie Excellence and Readers’ Favorite award winner. She has also written articles for websites and magazines. McLain lives in a village north of London with her husband and two house lions and loves an ice bath. In my book review, I stated Blood on the Veld by S.A. McLain is a wildlife crime thriller set in South Africa. And, without a doubt, it is a thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat. We meet Christian Bekker, who, as an almost 18-year-old, kills a poacher in self-defense. However, he's convicted of murder. To avoid prison time, he and his family are exiled and lose their family land. It's now two decades later, and Christian finds himself back in South Africa and in the middle of a conspiracy theory. Was his trial rigged? Did someone illegally take the…

People in this episode

Host: Teri M Brown

Guest: S.A. McLain

Topics covered

• wildlife crime thriller
• author interview
• conspiracy theory
• self-defense
• exile
• family land

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Blood on the Veld, When Red Is Blue

Places: South Africa, UK, London

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