African Peoples & Cultures - Fiction & Literature, Thrillers, Crimes - Fiction, Crime Fiction
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Overview
Reluctant bank robber Jack Burn is on the run after a heist in the United States that left three million dollars missing and one cop dead. Hiding out in Cape Town, South Africa, he is desperate to build a new life for his pregnant wife and young son. But on a tranquil evening in their new suburban neighborhood, they are the victims of a random gangland break-in. Benny Mongrel, an ex-con night watchman, knows who went into Burn’s house, and what the American did to them. Burn’s actions soon trap them both in a cat-and-mouse game with Rudi “Gatsby” Barnard, a corrupt Afrikaner cop. Once Gatsby smells those missing American millions, the men are drawn into a web of murder and vengeance that builds to an unforgettable conclusion.Editorials
Booklist
“Smith plays out . . . that chilling sense of inevitability that is at the heart of the best noir. . . . A fine debut.”—Bill Ott, Booklist
BookPage
“A cinematic Cape Town thriller.”—BookPage
Mystery Scene Magazine
“The spare, well-paced story gathers momentum to a Miltonic moment of retribution.”—Mystery Scene Magazine
Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine
“The repulsive Rudi ‘Gatsby’ Barnard, an Afrikaner cop, [is] as corrupt and villainous as any in recent fiction.”—Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine
Bookgasm
“One of the most impressive thrillers you are likely to read this year. We are certain to see [Smith's] name in the list of nominees for most of the major crime fiction awards.”—Bookgasm
Florida Times-Union
“A lean, bloodthirsty, yet meditative story that is almost impossible to put down.”—Florida Times-Union
Richmond Times-Dispatch
“Dickensian in its presentation of thugs and murderers [and] an especially wonderful villain.”—Richmond Times-Dispatch
The Anniston Star
“A very brutal, absolutely gripping walk on the wild side. . . . A shattering page-turner.”—The Anniston Star
Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine
“The repulsive Rudi ‘Gatsby’ Barnard, an Afrikaner cop, [is] as corrupt and villainous as any in recent fiction.”Bookgasm
“One of the most impressive thrillers you are likely to read this year. We are certain to see [Smith's] name in the list of nominees for most of the major crime fiction awards.”Book Details
Published
April 3, 2012
Publisher
HighBridge Company
Pages
480
Format
Audiobook
ISBN
9781615735266