Tannie Maria is back and things are anything but quiet in the Karoo! To celebrate the release of Wild Things Never Die, we’ve partnered with Penguin Random House to bring you a prize that feels right at home in Maria’s world.
What you could win:
- A R500 digital voucher from Living Desert Plants (perfect for starting or growing your own succulent collection)
- A signed copy of Wild Things Never Die by Sally Andrew
To stand a chance of winning, simply complete the competition form on the Penguin Random House Website. Competition ends on Sunday, 31 May 2026. Terms and Conditions apply.
About the book:
Tannie Maria is wrestling with a fear of the dark and Henrietta has PTSD. But this doesn’t stop the intrepid agony aunt – and her hen – from going undercover with Maria’s fiancé, Detective Henk Kannemeyer, to the Karoo Wilderness Reserve. Their mission: save the vetplantjies! At the luxury game lodge, they spy on guests and support the Anti-Poaching Unit in a battle against dangerous gangsters. Jessie attends the Succulent Symposium, which is tackling the poaching problem internationally.
Then, there is a murder …
Our favourite Ladismith sleuths engage with some colourful suspects, including a barefoot artist, a botanist cowboy, a singing gardener, and a sangoma. Between solving murders, writing agony-aunt letters, eating spectacular food, and having spiritual epiphanies, Maria and Henk get fashion tips from a couturier and his Baroness.
But fashion is forgotten when their own lives are at stake.