Mixed Blood
A Cape Town Thriller

Set in Cape Town, South Africa, described in the novel as the "rape and murder capital of the world," Mixed Blood brings together an ensemble of disparate characters that all collide after a violent suburban home invasion that ends in bloodshed and cover-up. This book by Roger Smith, just like his ha......more

To save his family and repay a $100,000 gambling debt, Jack Burn is compelled to rob a bank, killing a cop in the getaway. Burn, his pregnant wife and young son move to Cape Town, South Africa with much of the money. A home invasion in his upscale neighborhood by two drug gang members forces Jack to......more

This brutal, fierce neo-noir--I liked reading it--set in South Africa's Cape Town is probably more suited for male readers. The relentless pace reminds me of Charlie Huston. No character (all despicable in their own dark way) wins much reader sympathy. Violence, corruption, greed, and evil marinate......more

Jack Burn is a bank robber. Unfortunately one of his jobs has gone wrong. Three million dollars and a dead cop, now finds Jack and his family making a new life in Cape Town, South Africa. One night, something terrible happens, while the family is eating dinner. Something, so bad that it causes Jack......more

Roger Smith - Sangue misto Jack Burn è un ex militare con il vizio del gioco. Oppresso da un grosso debito verso un'allibratore, vede la possibilità di pagare il denaro dovuto, prendendo parte ad una rapina di una banca a Milwaukee, ma le cose vanno male, molto male, ci scappa il morto, che oltretutt......more