On the run after being framed for murdering his family, South African journalist Robert Dell's only ally is his oldest enemy: his father. Bobby Goodbread, an ex-CIA hitman just sprung from prison for atrocities he committed whilst in the employ of the apartheid regime, joins his son on a bloody cross-country road trip, bringing his killing skills and his hunger for redemption. From picture-postcard Cape Town to a Zulu tribal valley where AIDS, savage feuds and poverty have left the population as gutted as the parched red earth, father and son hunt down assassin Dog Mazibuko, uncovering a conspiracy that reaches to the highest levels of the South African State. They cross paths with another man on a desperate mission: ex-investigator Disaster Zondi, returning to the place he fled as a youth to rescue a teenage girl - who may or may not be his daughter - sold into marriage to Mazibuko. These men are thrown together in a spiral of violence and retribution in a country where corruption and anarchy have replaced brutal tyranny and human life has never been cheaper. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

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Title: DUST DEVILS
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd, United Kingdom, London
Publication Date: 2011
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1846687950
ISBN 13: 9781846687952
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Good
Weight: 259 grams

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TO AVENGE WHAT HE LOVES, HE BECOMES WHAT HE HATES
Framed for murdering his family, South African journalist Robert Dell's only ally is his oldest enemy: his father, an ex-CIA hitman with one last shot at redemption. Hunting the real killer, father and son take a bloody road trip into the heart of darkness, uncovering a conspiracy reaching to the highest levels of the state.

Praise for Dust Devils

"A bloody, hair-raising revenge tale." The Times

"A tour de force of a chase and pursuit thriller. I would put Roger Smith in the same class as Elmore Leonard, he's that good." Shotsmag

"Truly powerful writing." Florida Times-Union

"Terrific." Star-Telegram

"A brilliant work." The Drowning Machine

"Smith is the master of the coolly-described nightmare." Der Spiegel

"A crime ride that is dark, riveting and original." Cape Times

"A fast-paced, frenetic tale. Dark and bloodsoaked." Business Day

"So painfully precise, lucid and compelling, you can't help but read on." Frankfurter Rundschau

"One of the best noir thrillers of 2011. A must read!" Keith Rawson - editor of Crimefactory

"A great thriller." Die Welt

"Topping my list of favorite crime thrillers of all time. Absolutely breathtaking." Dave Zeltserman - The Caretaker of Lorne Field and Small Crimes

"An amped-up, page turning noir, sure to leave the reader blistered and bruised with satisfaction." Frank Bill - Crimes in Southern Indiana

"Shocking, unsparing and very satisfying." Mack Captures Crime

"Noir at its most brutal and honest." A.N. Smith - Yellow Medicine

About the Author

Roger Smith was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, and now lives in Cape Town. Before turning to a life of crime writing, he was a screenwriter, producer and director.

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