Mixed Blood A Thriller [Paperback]

A corrupt cop, a gangbanger, and an ex-marine sitting on three million dollars in stolen cash find themselves entangled in this cinematic cape town thriller (Bookpage).

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.

Roger Smithis an accomplished screenwriter, director, and producer. He is at work on a second stand-alone thriller set in and around Cape Town, where he currently lives.

With its shattering sense of place and satisfying plot twists, this book will grip you from page one. Chelsea Cain, author of Sweetheart and Evil at Heart

Almost impossible to put down, offering the rewards of a literary thriller combined with the zip of a powerful movie. The Florida Times Union

Like Pelecanos, Smith captures the humanity burning in lives trapped by poverty and prejudice. Booklist

Smith's Cape Town is almost Dickensian in its presentation of thugs and murderers [and] an especially wonderful villain. Richmond Times-Dispatch

Mixed Blood is an unnerving thrill ride that kept me on edge from beginning to end. The set-up is terrific and the bad guy is really bad - but so are the good guys. Mixed Blood is a top notch debut thriller and I'm looking forward to Roger Smith's next book. PhillSH