Roger Smith





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Roger Smith was born in Johannesburg and now lives in Cape Town. His debut thriller, Mixed Blood (2009), was published in six countries and won the Deutscher Krimi Preis (German Crime Prize). His second book, Wake Up Dead (2010), was a 10 best pick of the Philadelphia Enquirer, Times (South Africa) and Krimiwelt (Germany) and was nominated for the German Krimi-Blitz Reader’s Award .
Mixed Blood and Wake Up Dead were nominated for Spinetingler Magazine New Voice Awards in the U.S. and both books are in development as feature films. His third book, Dust Devils, is published internationally in 2011.
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“Smith is Charles Willeford via James Ellroy – proof that noir
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Average rating: 3.65 · 172 ratings · 61 reviews · 120 distinct works
Wake Up Dead: A Thriller
3.47 of 5 stars 3.47 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 2010 — 9 editions
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Dust Devils
4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions
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Mixed Blood: A Thriller
3.54 of 5 stars 3.54 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2009 — 10 editions
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5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2010
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4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011
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Maurice's mum.
4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1990 — 2 editions
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Olly.
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1989
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Up The Blue: A Kiwi Private's...
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The Empty Island
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The Norton History of the Huma...
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1997 — 2 editions
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