Black Mongoose

USuzwe is an African country rotten with corruption. Its rulers systematically pillage the economy, rob the charities and drain the aid budgets of gullible Western countries. However, a group of citizens rebel against the poverty, food shortages, bankrupt social services, disease and early deaths and plan to topple the regime within a week - and their unsuspecting instrument is ex-Royal Marine Commando Johnny Strowger.Johnny arrives in the Kingdom of USuzwe like any other tourist, intent on enjoying its palm-fringed beaches, game parks and beautiful girls. But when his brother mysteriously disappears, he finds himself the object of a huge police manhunt. Guided by Ephraim and the beautiful Lindiwe Dhlimani, Johnny begins to destroy the political snakes of Kisingös regime, but at a terrible price.

Jon was born in East Africa and after being educated in England travelled and worked in the Caribbean and right across Africa. He now lives in the Scottish Highlands with his wife and four children and takes an active part in community life. He has been writing for eighteen years and has completed ten novels and forty short stories. Jon Haylett is the author of Cry of the Justice Bird

"Black Mongoose is a terrific novel: fast-paced, sexy and blood-spattered. Jon Haylett writes hard-boiled fiction with tremendous energy and an eye for unsettling truths." - Robert Guest, former Africa editor of The Economist and author.