{"id":59268,"date":"2018-10-12T10:37:07","date_gmt":"2018-10-12T08:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/exhilarating-new-thriller-by-south-african-author-20181008\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T17:43:00","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T15:43:00","slug":"exhilarating-new-thriller-by-south-african-author-20181008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/exhilarating-new-thriller-by-south-african-author-20181008\/","title":{"rendered":"Exhilarating new thriller by South African author"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"left\" id=\"0a7e729e\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/8029\/dc73efcb59e9422aa5b01948cd8699e4.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/8029\/63b3a52407b544059e3b2cc2db398df2.jpg\" title=\"Sleeper is a complex spellbinding thriller from a top-notch weaver of mystery and intrigue, Mike Nicol.\n\nAlthough Mike Nicol is renowned for his multifaceted, yet finely duplicitous storytelling, Sleeper propels him to new heights in his mastery of suspense and the clandestine world of politics and spies.\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Sleeper is a complex spellbinding thriller from a top-notch weaver of mystery and intrigue, Mike Nicol.<p><\/p>\n<p>Although Mike Nicol is renowned for his multifaceted, yet finely duplicitous storytelling, Sleeper propels him to new heights in his mastery of suspense and the clandestine world of politics and spies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Book Review: Sleeper <\/em>by<br>\nMike Nicol \u2013 Penguin Random House South Africa<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reviewer: Marti Will<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Sleeper<\/em> is a complex<br>\nspellbinding thriller from a top-notch weaver of mystery and intrigue, Mike<br>\nNicol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although Mike Nicol is renowned for his multifaceted, yet<br>\nfinely duplicitous storytelling, <em>Sleeper<\/em><br>\npropels him to new heights in his mastery of suspense and the clandestine world<br>\nof politics and spies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Full of nuance, the story flows through Cape Town\u2019s suburbs<br>\nand the surrounding Winelands. 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