oanne Hichens is an author and editor living in Cape Town. She has published several crime novels, including Out To Score (co-authored), Divine Justice, Sweet Paradise, and for young adults, Stained and Riding the Wave. She has compiled and edited numerous short story collections, including Bad Company an anthology of South African crime fiction endorsed by Lee Child. Her memoir, Death and the After Parties, a memoir of loss, was published by Karavan Press in 2020.