John Anakwenze

In book two Nwadibia's lucky escape into the African jungle has caused a lot of angst among the villagers, who attributed the failure of his capture to the lack of experience of the newly appointed police chief, Marcus. The presence of Nwadibia and his henchmen had the cities, villages and hamlets on tenterhooks, making the inhabitants live under a blanket of fear. The malign existence in the region had to be dealt with as soon as possible. A disgraced Marcus is replaced by new police chief...

The title Smiling Death Gang graphically illustrates the theme and the flavour of this book. A feast for those who thrive on reading about violence, crime, cruelty and totally weird characters; it features a gang of violent criminals who terrorise the citizens of local villages. Allergic to work, they subsist on hanging around the local motor park, touting for tips and looking for opportunities to cause havoc; even going so far as to gate-crash a wedding, steal the guest's handbags and then...