Wake Up Dead by Roger Smith
On a blowtorch-hot night in Cape Town, American ex-model Roxy Palmer and her gunrunner husband, Joe, are car-jacked, leaving Joe lying in a pool of blood. As the carjackers make their getaway, Roxy makes a choice that changes her life forever . . .
"Stellar. A brutal fable." PUBLISHERS WEEKLY (starred review)
"Noir as hard-boiled as it gets." LIBRARY JOURNAL (starred review)
"Dark and brutal, the novel has a focused poetic style that stays with you long after you finish reading." KEN BRUEN
"A prime destination for readers who like to detour from crime-fiction's beaten path." BOOKLIST
Roger Smith was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, and now lives in Cape Town. His debut thriller, Mixed Blood, was published in the U.S. and Germany in March 2009 and released in paperback by Picador Crime in December.
His second book, Wake Up Dead , will be released in the U.S. and Germany in February 2010 and later in the year in the U.K., Japan and Italy.
GreeneStreet Films (NYC) is developing the movie version of Mixed Blood - scheduled to start shooting in Cape Town in late 2010 - starring Samuel L. Jackson, with Phillip Noyce directing.
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