Mixed Blood) [E–pub/Pdf] µ Roger Smith

• Audio CD
• 480
• Mixed Blood
• Roger Smith
• English
• 23 April 2020
• 9781615735266

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Free download Mixed Blood Roger Smith å 5 Summary Free download ´ PDF, eBook or Kindle ePUB free å Roger Smith Son But on a tranuil 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 s. Roger Smith s Mixed Blood is an extraordinarily brutal thriller Thrillers are not my favorite mystery genre but I have read a fair number of them certainly than 50 and never have I encountered scenes of similar savagery Some of the brutality in this novel is gratuitous but most of it is warranted and serves to convey the message of wretchedness of life in one of the world s most violent places the ghetto in Cape TownJack Burn an American fugitive from justice an ex Marine and an otherwise decent fellow lives with his family in an upscale neighborhood in Cape Town When two gangbangers high on tik the South African name for meth attempt armed robbery of his house Jack kills them Being a fugitive he cannot call the police Benny Mongrel a local ex convict now out of prison and working as a guard figures out what happened Inspector Rudi Barnard a religious fanatic and a totally depraved policeman who loves to kill people also discovers the killing and tries to profit from the knowledge The three threads continually intersect each other in the well constructed and captivating plotMr Smith vividly portrays the hopeless life in the ghetto For the coloreds the blacks and the poor whites time is measured by tik hits Murder is a normal occurrence and a social event in the neighborhood People get necklaced with burning tires and die sizzling while being watched by cheering crowds Inspector Barnard s character is the most terrifying He is a devout Christian member of a Pentecostal congregation He believes in a God who smites non righteous people As that God s fist on earth he does the smiting killing men women and children pulping heads with cement blocks What is worst is that it is not implausibleMixed Blood is unusual for yet another reason The novel is interesting from the very beginning to the very end The plot in most thrillers that I know begins to sag soon after the promising start Despite the utter barbarity the novel is really outstanding so I have no other choice but award itFour stars Scream If You Want to Go Faster yet another reason The novel is interesting from the very beginning to the very end The plot in most thrillers that I know begins to sag soon after the promising start Despite the utter barbarity the novel is really outstanding so I have no other choice but award itFour stars

Free download Mixed Blood Roger Smith å 5 Summary Free download ´ PDF, eBook or Kindle ePUB free å Roger Smith 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. Blurb An American fugitive hides out in Cape Town one of the world s most beautiful and violent cities in this riveting debut thriller that asks Can you ever outrun your pastReluctant bank robber Jack Burn is on the run after a heist in the United States that left 3 million 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 tranuil evening in their new suburban neighborhood they are the victims of a random gangland assault that changes everythingBenny Mongrel an ex con night watchman guarding a building site next to Burn s home is another man desperate to escape his past After years in the ghetto gangs of Cape Town he knows who went into Burn s house And what the American did to them He also knows his only chance to save his own brown skin is to forget what he sawBurn s actions on that night trap them both in a cat and mouse game with Rudi Gatsby Barnard a corrupt Afrikaner cop who loves killing almost as much as he loves Jesus Christ and Disaster Zondi a fastidious Zulu detective who wishes to settle an old score Once Gatsby smells those missing American millions the four men are drawn into a web of murder and vengeance that builds to an unforgettable conclusionMy takeI was unaware of Roger Smith until a recent browse around a Waterstones had me scurrying to the till with Dust Devils I was intrigued enough to dig through his back list and track down this copy of his first novel I m so glad I didSmith has delivered a fast paced violent gritty little book peppered with intriguing characters from both sides of the tracks Burn an ex US marine with a gambling Jones that forces him on the run Mongrel a survivor of the ghettos and some serious jail time now trying to move on with his life and leave the gangs behind and Gatsby a corpulent stinking corrupt and zealous Jesus loving cop feared by all on the impoverished Cape FlatsWith Burn fearful of losing his family and his liberty after dealing with a violent home invasion witnessed by Mongrel and Gatsby under threat from an outside investigation led by Zondi their paths crossGatsby cracks Burn s cover and senses opportunity to get out from under Zondi and mayhem follows In addition to the strong characters Smith has drawn none of them particularly likeable but all memorable his portrayal of a city of contrasting fortunes acts as an interesting back drop for the book Gangs ghetto drug use tik whores poverty and apathyit s all in here Having recently read both Deon Meyer and Mike Nicol I would put Smith and Mixed Blood eual first with Nicol s Payback and a little way ahead of Meyer s Trackers in my SA crime league table I have further books to read from all three which I m hoping will enliven the months ahead As this was Smith s debut novel can he possibly get better with his subseuent booksI ll track down the others and find outCape Town1 Mixed Blood 20092 Wake Up Dead 2010NovelsDust Devils 2011Capture 2013Novellas Ishmael Toffee 2012Best book this month so far 5 from 5Highly recommendedI bought my copy on e bay after a bit of bargain hunting Read back in November 2012httpcol2910blogspotcouk201211

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Free download Mixed Blood Roger Smith å 5 Summary Free download ´ PDF, eBook or Kindle ePUB free å Roger Smith Oon 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 conclusi. I won a copy of this book through FirstReads I was disgusted by the style and language that the book was written in but they helped the visualization and seemed to sincerely portray the events that were being described in the book ie drug dealers ex cons and corrupt cops I think that the ending was a good one to show that there is no really justice served to anyone and it remains a world where stronger and powerful individuals suppress the rest Overall for me it seemed an average thriller that made me feel reluctant to visit South Africa