Roger Smith
"Roger Smith writes with brutal beauty." THE WASHINGTON POSTRoger Smith's novels are published in nine languages and two are in development as movies in the U.S. He has won the German Crime Fiction Award and been nominated for France's Grand Prix de Littérature Policière. He also writes espionage...
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"Roger Smith writes with brutal beauty." THE WASHINGTON POSTRoger Smith's novels are published in nine languages and two are in development as movies in the U.S. He has won the German Crime Fiction Award and been nominated for France's Grand Prix de Littérature Policière. He also writes espionage as James Rayburn and horror as Max Wilde. http://www.rogersmithbooks.com
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I see this book as a very modern interpretation of the Jekyll and hyde theme. Shye our flawed hero has the beast "The Other" within her and if she cannot control him he will escape and cause bloody ravage on those around him. What made this an enjoyable read for me was the number and varied characte...
This tale follows the title character, a career hitter for local Cape Town gangs. He and his knife have been doing good work for about 30 years, 20 of those behind bars, killing efficiently and without remorse. Then one day, he just doesn't want to do it anymore. Maybe you can call it rehabilitation...
Book 1, in the Cape Town series This fantastic story almost impossible to put down recounts how, why and what happened to Jack Burns, an American who relocated to Cape Town, South Africa with his family. Blackmailed into participating in a bank heist that went terribly wrong in his home town o...
I miss the Tough Guys. Cinema Tough Guys, I'm talking about. Guys like Robert Mitchum, Charles Bronson, Jack Palance, those kind of guys. Big, ugly guys with gnarly hands and slightly constipated expressions. I don't think we have those guys anymore. We have the Action Stars like Stallone and Schwar...
I liked the story but this is a tough read and not for the faint of heart. I kept reading hoping that something would redeem someone but no such luck. This is a rough book from beginning to end.All the characters have basically lost or given up their humanity and therefore have few redeeming qualiti...