Wake Up Dead : A Thriller (Hardcover)

from brewergirl

This is a fast-paced book set in Cape Town, South Africa. It starts out as the story of Roxy Palmer but quickly expands to include two car-jackers ... then drug dealers, cops, former cops, and numerous innocent bystanders. The story is very fast and very violent. In a way it reminds me of A Simpl...

from MmeRose

"When you took a life, you lost some form of protection you didn't even know you had until it was gone. Left you in a place where bad people started tuning in to your frequency." To me, this quote summarizes the theme of this book. All the characters have lost or given up a piece of their humanit...

from mookie86

One word...gritty. This novel is not the typical thriller/crime mystery you might be used to. Get ready for some in-your-face gore along with some fast paced and disturbing scenes. However, the story was well told. Anyone who can handle an author who teeters the line on graphic storytelling will ...

from harpua

A thriller, quite brutal and bloody, a bit more than I'm used to in this type of book. I expect it in a horror novel, but not always in this type of book. Wasn't a poorly written book, but not sure I'll come back to Smith. Just not enough to make me want to come back. If you like gritty writing, ...

from dougcornelius

Looking for a page-turning crime thriller? Wake Up Dead is violent crime story, full of bad people doing bad things. With a book title like that you shouldn't be expecting puppies, ponies and rainbows. Two meth addicts on the streets of Cape Town decide to carjack a Mercedes. They pull ex-model R...