by Mike Nicol
Also by Mike Nicol:
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KILLER COUNTRY
Copyright
First published in 2011
by Old Street Publishing Ltd
Yowlestone House, Puddington, Tiverton, Devon EX16 8LN, United Kingdom
This ebook edition first published in 2011
All rights reserved
© Mike Nicol, 2011
The right of Mike Nicol to be identified as author of this work has been asserted in accordance with Section 77 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988
This ebook is copyright material and must not be copied, reproduced, transferred, distributed, leased, licensed or publicly performed or used in any way except as specifically permitted in writing by the publishers, as allowed under the terms and conditions under which it was purchased or as strictly permitted by applicable copyright law. Any unauthorised distribution or use of this text may be a direct infringement of the author’s and publisher’s rights, and those responsible may be liable in law accordingly
ISBN 978–1–906964–81–8
PRAISE FOR MIKE NICOL
‘Compelling … like its predecessors in the trilogy, Black Heart paints a vivid portrait of post-apartheid society’
MARCEL BERLINS, THE TIMES
‘Black Heart has a crime fiction duo worthy to be spoken of in the same breath as the late Robert Parker’s Spenser and Hawk or Robert Crais’ Cole and Pike; plus one of the best – and scariest – female villains I have had nightmares about’
MIKE RIPLEY, SHOTS MAGAZINE
‘Mike Nicol’s novels have everything I love about the genre in just the right amount: shady characters, twists, turns, murder, mayhem, humour, wonderful dialogue, white-knuckle pace and lots of authentic Cape Town colour’
DEON MEYER
‘Mike Nicol is one of the brightest thriller writing talents to have emerged in the last decade, and the Mace and Pylon novels are as good as any being written in the field today. They prove that the thriller, at its best, can both entertain and provoke, while tackling serious issues with the lightest of touches’
JOHN CONNOLLY
‘Watch out Elmore Leonard; here comes Mike Nicol’
SOUTHERN MAIL
‘A heady mix, and Nicol stirs it with vigour, inventiveness and wit … The laconic, street-smart style is so convincingly laid-back that it may blind readers to the artistry of the writing, which is taut and economical’
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BLACK HEART
MIKE NICOL
BLACK HEART
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Mike Nicol was born in Cape Town, where he still lives. The Revenge Trilogy, his first foray into crime fiction, has been greeted with widespread critical acclaim. His previous novels have been published by Bloomsbury in the UK, and by Knopf in the USA.
Also by Mike Nicol:
PAYBACK
KILLER COUNTRY
Copyright
First published in 2011
by Old Street Publishing Ltd
Yowlestone House, Puddington, Tiverton, Devon EX16 8LN, United Kingdom
This ebook edition first published in 2011
All rights reserved
© Mike Nicol, 2011
The right of Mike Nicol to be identified as author of this work has been asserted in accordance with Section 77 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988
This ebook is copyright material and must not be copied, reproduced, transferred, distributed, leased, licensed or publicly performed or used in any way except as specifically permitted in writing by the publishers, as allowed under the terms and conditions under which it was purchased or as strictly permitted by applicable copyright law. Any unauthorised distribution or use of this text may be a direct infringement of the author’s and publisher’s rights, and those responsible may be liable in law accordingly
ISBN 978–1–906964–81–8
