By Roger Smith
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ON A KNIFE-EDGE
Ishmael Toffee has killed more men than he can remember. His knife put him behind bars and kept him there for twenty years as a prison gang assassin until he lost his taste for blood. Paroled, he finds himself with no money and no family. And no knife in his hand.
He gets a job as a gardener at the luxurious home of a prominent lawyer and makes an unexpected friend--Cindy, the lawyer's six-year-old daughter. When Ishmael discovers that Cindy is being raped by her father he must choose: abandon the girl and walk away, or do what he does best . . .
A gut-wrenching novella of violence and redemption from the award-winning author of DUST DEVILS, WAKE UP DEAD and MIXED BLOOD.
BONUS CONTENT: FALLING, a previously unpublished short story.
PRAISE FOR ROGER SMITH
"Smith writes with the brutal beauty of an Elmore Leonard in a very bad mood. " THE WASHINGTON POST
"If you are a fan of George Pelecanos or Dennis Lehane, give Roger Smith a close look." BOOKPAGE
"Smith's writing is astonishing." CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER
"Roger Smith is the shooting star of the crime scene." RADIO EUROPE
ROGER SMITH was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, and now lives in Cape Town. His thrillers MIXED BLOOD, WAKE UP DEAD and DUST DEVILS are published in seven languages and two are in development as movies in the U.S. His books have won the DEUTSCHER KRIMI PREIS (German Crime Fiction Award) and been nominated for SPINETINGLER MAGAZINE BEST NOVEL awards. His fourth novel, CAPTURE, will be out in mid-2012. Visit his website: rogersmithbooks.comON A KNIFE-EDGE
Ishmael Toffee has killed more men than he can remember. His knife put him behind bars and kept him there for twenty years as a prison gang assassin until he lost his taste for blood. Paroled, he finds himself with no money and no family. And no knife in his hand.
He gets a job as a gardener at the luxurious home of a prominent lawyer and makes an unexpected friend--Cindy, the lawyer's six-year-old daughter. When Ishmael discovers that Cindy is being raped by her father he must choose: abandon the girl and walk away, or do what he does best . . .
A gut-wrenching novella of violence and redemption from the award-winning author of DUST DEVILS, WAKE UP DEAD and MIXED BLOOD.
BONUS CONTENT: FALLING, a previously unpublished short story.
PRAISE FOR ROGER SMITH
"Smith writes with the brutal beauty of an Elmore Leonard in a very bad mood. " THE WASHINGTON POST
"If you are a fan of George Pelecanos or Dennis Lehane, give Roger Smith a close look." BOOKPAGE
"Smith's writing is astonishing." CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER
"Roger Smith is the shooting star of the crime scene." RADIO EUROPE
ROGER SMITH was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, and now lives in Cape Town. His thrillers MIXED BLOOD, WAKE UP DEAD and DUST DEVILS are published in seven languages and two are in development as movies in the U.S. His books have won the DEUTSCHER KRIMI PREIS (German Crime Fiction Award) and been nominated for SPINETINGLER MAGAZINE BEST NOVEL awards. His fourth novel, CAPTURE, will be out in mid-2012. Visit his website: rogersmithbooks.com Read more
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