LATEST RELEASE: SEPTEMBER 2025
GIRL SINKING
Anna fled across continents – but the dead refuse to stay buried.
(Book 2 of the Pickle Jar Series)
The day Danny is murdered, Anna Wilde is back in Durban – drawn into a world that refuses to release her. A flurry of new romances can’t pull her away from the dark truth of his death.
First, her cousin dies in a car crash.
She isn’t supposed to be there. She isn’t supposed to see it.
Next, the man she loves ends up dead in a bathtub.
She is there. She can’t remember how.
The police believe in accidents. Anna isn’t so sure.
When the truth about Danny’s murder surfaces, it shatters her identity and the ties she no longer trusts.
Nicola Beykirch’s brutal sequel traces the collapse that follows survival.
Some are born broken. Others learn to break what they love.
Anna Wilde is discovering which one she is.
GIRL IN THE PICKLE JAR
Based on Real Events: 17-Year-Old Anna’s Desperate Fight Against a Drug Lord’s Tyranny in Post-Apartheid South Africa
(Book 1 of the Pickle Jar Series)
Post-apartheid South Africa: Seventeen-year-old Anna Wilde wants nothing more than a taste of freedom. Her desire seems met by charismatic Danny, a notorious drug lord who plunges her into a life of luxury and excitement. However, beyond the seafront apartments and wild nights lies a threat not just to Anna’s life, but everyone she loves.
Based on true events, Girl in the Pickle Jar follows Anna’s relationship with Danny amidst the ever-escalating drug wars in South Africa, from Durban to Johannesburg. Thrust into a deadly underbelly, Anna contends with abuse and crime, testing her resolve at every corner. Nicola Beykirch’s debut novel is a thrilling, cautionary tale that speaks to one woman’s inner strength and unbreakable spirit.
Second Edition: October 2024
First Edition: April 2023
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Hello! I’m Nicola, a South African native, with Nordic roots, who has been dividing my time between London and my homeland since the year 2000. My diaries, maintained since I was twelve, served as my entry into the world of writing.
J. M. Coetzee’s Disgrace moved me with its emotional power. Published in 1999, it inspired my first novel, influenced by my experiences during the Apartheid era.
I bombed the Writer’s Bureau’s online creative writing course in my early days in London. My tutor criticised my novel concept, based on real events leading to my departure. A tad imprudent back then; not sure much has changed…