James Rayburn
Auteur van Mixed Blood
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(eng) James Rayburn is the pen name of Roger Smith, a South African filmmaker and writer who now lives in Thailand, an author of highly praised mystery thrillers set in Cape Town. Smith also writes horror under the pseudonym Max Wilde.
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Algemene kennis
- Officiële naam
- Smith, Roger
- Pseudoniemen en naamsvarianten
- Wilde, Max
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- South Africa
- Geboorteplaats
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- Woonplaatsen
- Cape Town, South Africa
- Ontwarringsbericht
- James Rayburn is the pen name of Roger Smith, a South African filmmaker and writer who now lives in Thailand, an author of highly praised mystery thrillers set in Cape Town. Smith also writes horror under the pseudonym Max Wilde.
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Mixed Blood: A Thriller door Roger Smith
This book was excellent throughout. The characters were 3 dimensional and the story hooked me from the start. I look forward to reading more from Roger Smith.
Set in the corrupt days after apartheid in South Africa, this is a story vividly spiced with native culture, modern thinking and the space between the two. The abject forced poverty and the utter disregard for human life made this story a tough one to read. The writing was flawless and kept the story moving well. The characters and their customs especially the Zulu, were well developed and three dimensional whether you liked them or not. I highly recommend this thriller.
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 take decisive action. Next door, a night watchman, ex-convict Benny Mongrel is surprised to see the family survive. Meanwhile, a super dirty cop (Rudi Barnard, a/k/a Gatsby) is looking for the two disappeared guys, and latches onto Jack for a pay day. When Gatsby kills Benny's canine companion, wounding Benny, he creates another vengeful enemy in addition to a government-sanctioned, anti-corruption crusader. Very violent. Families torn asunder. 3.5 stars, rounded up.… (meer)
I was thrilled to find another South African crime writer, but found the violence is this book to be excessive. The book opens with a carjacking in Cape Town where the arms dealer husband of American Roxy Palmer dies and the gangbanger perpetrators (Disco and Godwynn), take center stage. Meanwhile, ex-cop turned mercenary, Billy Afrika is owed money, goes to see the husband, and then decides Roxy can help. Meanwhile, a local cop smells a rat, and decides to investigate the killing. Finally, Piper, a psychopath prisoner, is bent on getting his paroled jailhouse "wife" Disco back. Afrika ignites a gang war, and there is mayhem and slaughter galore. A dark thriller, with an authentic feel, showing the underbelly of poverty and despair in Cape Town.… (meer)
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Statistieken
- Werken
- 11
- Leden
- 624
- Populariteit
- #40,357
- Waardering
- 3.6
- Besprekingen
- 90
- ISBNs
- 83
- Talen
- 4
