Cape Town: Winter. Two wealthy native Americans, looking to invest in a local casino development. A German weapons scientist, on the run from a gang of Eastern European thugs. Straightforward enough security jobs for Mace Bishop and Pylon Buso, it seems, but when one of the Americans is kidnapped and a Cape Times reporter starts showing too much interest in the scientist's murky Balkan past, things rapidly threaten to spiral out of control. Mace, raw from the murder of his wife and struggling to hold onto his teenage daughter, soon finds himself fighting for his survival – literally. Behind it all is the scheming of the exquisitely sinister Sheemina February, stalking him at every turn and intent on revenge. Mace's only hope is to find her before she gets to him. At once a moody but fast-paced thriller and a powerful indictment of the modern, corrupt South Africa, Black Heart brings Mike Nicol's trilogy to a heart-stopping conclusion. AUTHOR: Mike Nicol was born and lives in Cape Town. His previous novels have been published by Bloomsbury in the UK and Knopf in the US. The Revenge Trilogy is his first work of crime fiction. SELLING POINTS: . The sequel to 'Payback' and 'Killer Country' . Cover quotes from Deon Meyer, Ken Bruen and more . Introducing a major new crime fiction talent . South Africa under-represented in the genre REVIEWS: 'World class…pace, wonderful characters and brilliant dialogue.' – ELLE 'A talent deserving wide international recognition.' – The Weekender 'A great read, pacy, cool, hard-bitten and hard-hitting.' – Sunday Independent ALL NOVELS BY MIKE NICOL: Revenge Trilogy: 9781906964160 'Payback' 9781906964191 'Killer Country' 9781906964993 'Black Heart' 9781908699602 'Of Cops and Robbers'