Mike Nicol Boeken

A razor-sharp thriller, a devastating portrait of political corruption and featuring an exquisitely nasty villain, 'Black Heart' is stylish, unmissable entertainment.

Welcome to a late-capitalist world of death squads, dirty politics and drug deals in this, the latest crime novel by Mike Nicol.

Suspense fiction. More than a decade after the end of Apartheid, ex-gun-runners Mace Bishop and Pylon Buso are trying to settle down to a comfortable Cape existence. But when an old contact calls in a favour, they become embroiled once again in the country's violent underworld of crime and corruption - and with the lethal Islamist organisation PAGAD. A gripping tale of narcotics, arms-dealing and international intrigue, PAYBACK heralds the arrival of a major new crime-writing talent.

"A dark and terrifying novel presenting a mythical account of the development of evil through the history of Southern Africa."--Seattle Times. This ferocious new novel by one of South Africa's visionary writers is a post-colonial reimagining of the Book of Revelation--an unholy epic that reenvisions the catastrophic violence of European "civilization" as a hooded rider who spreads slaughter across the African continent--a work that is as unnerving as it is intellectually provocative.

Krista Bishop runs a security agency. For women only. Until she gets a call she can't refuse from the Secret Service, to guard two high profile Chinese businessmen. What Krista isn't told is the Chinese are mopping up the richly rewarding abalone poaching business. They want it all. From shore to plate. A takeover that will kick three Cape Town ganglords known as the Untouchables out of business and destroy their luxury lifestyles. Abalone means power, money, drugs, guns. No longer untouchable, gang boss Titus Anders fears for the life of his daughter and calls in Krista Bishop to protect her from the madness as the gang war destroys his world.

You want to kill anybody, you take them to South Africa. Bam. Sounds like it's part of the background noise. Mace Bishop and Pylon Buso run a security agency, protecting wealthy tourists from the violence on Cape Town's streets -- all the while hoping their own shady pasts won't catch up with them.But when they try to invest some dirty money in a lucrative property deal, they clash with a new and dangerous set of Obed Chocho, corrupt politician par excellence, and Spitz, a ruthless hitman who kills with mechanical efficiency.And somewhere behind it all is an old adversary, Sheemina February, looking to settle a score from the bad old days . . .

Set along the coast of Cape Town, this first rate crime novel introduces two private investigators who get involved in seemingly different cases. Jeffrey is hired by the wife of an adulterous financial consultant, while Vincent is contracted to find out who is stealing from an abalone farm. But the two cases converge, and the mastermind behind them both is a mesmerizing international gangster. Cape Greed highlights a fascinating locale for America’s crime fiction fans.

Zuerst wird der Energieminister ermordet. Dann bringt sich der ermittelnde Polizist um. Direkt vor den Augen von Freizeitdealer und Privatdetektiv Fish Pescado. Und er hinterlässt Fish eine Botschaft, die mit dem Fall zu tun hat. Also taucht Fish ab, in die dunklen Gegenden Kapstadts und bemerkt bald, dass es um etwas Gefährliches geht, etwas Großes. Der Name ISIS fällt, Uran spielt eine Rolle und das Gerücht, eine schmutzige Bombe solle in Paris gezündet werden, macht die Runde. Fish steckt bereits so tief in der Sache, dass er gar nicht auf die Idee kommt, die Angelegenheit könnte eventuell eine Nummer zu groß sein für ihn ...