- Received the Arthur C. Clarke Award, the University of Johannesburg Prize, the August Derleth Award for Best Horror and the Strand Critics Choice Award for Best Mystery Novel.
- Her writing has been translated into twenty-six languages.
- Her fiction has won praise from the likes of Steven King, George R.R. Martin, James Ellroy and Gillian Flynn among others.
- Has a daughter named Keitu.
- Worked as a freelance journalist for ten years, including two years in New York and Chicago.
- Attended Roedean School in Johannesburg, South Africa.
- Has an MA in creative writing from the University of Cape Town in Cape Town, South Africa.
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