Fast-paced thrillers packed with suspense, danger, and unforgettable twists.
Meet Wayne Roux
South African thriller author
Wayne Roux is a South African author of thriller and suspense novels. Born and raised in East London, South Africa, he is the second youngest of eight children.
His love for writing began at an early age, when he penned a full length horror novel in Croxley A4 books at the age of sixteen.
He has since published four novels, and is busy writing two more. He has worked in Logistics for 25 years, and writes on the side.
Inspired by the greats such as King and Koontz, Wayne has developed a style all his own and has built up an impressive following on social media for his author brand.
He believes that success as an author is subjective, and his motto is:
“My job pays my bills, but writing pays my soul.”
The Books
If you enjoy fast-paced suspense and unexpected twists, begin withThe Days Beyond, a gripping thriller that will keep you guessing until the final page.
When Lionel Hesse awakes next to the body of his dead wife, Jackie, bleeding profusely from a knife wound, he has no idea how he got there or what happened. Accused of her murder, and suffering from amnesia which covers a two and a half year period, he escapes from police custody after an assassination attempt on his life goes wrong.
On the run from both the law and an unknown and sinister enemy, he has to prove his innocence and find those guilty of his wife’s murder. However time is running out, and as the truth about his missing past is slowly uncovered, he soon realizes that time may be his only ally.
Set in modern day South Africa, this rollercoaster of an adventure will entertain, frighten and have you cheering the unlikely hero as he transcends the boundaries of time in an effort to clear his name and save his loved ones!
From an amazing discovery in the jungle of the Amazon, to the serene mountain village of Hogsback in South Africa, something deadly has been unleashed, and the responsibility of ensuring humanity survives this unbelievable event has been placed in the unprepared hands of Amanda Hoyer and her twelve year old son, Jimmy.
Lost in the unforgiving mountains of the Amatola, and up against a relentless military force led by the cold-hearted General Peterson, Amanda and Jimmy will have to dig deeper than ever before in order to find the courage to overcome the mounting odds! With Jimmy possibly the only thing standing between the world as we know it and total annihilation, Amanda has no choice but to ensure she protects him – at whatever cost! This December may be the last…
When Blake Turner stops on the side of the road to help the lovely and mysterious Jade Vega, he is not expecting to find his once normal, boring life, turned upside down! The more he gets to know her, the deeper her secrets seem to go.
It is only when he starts believing he has developed a terrible power, inflicting harm on anyone that threatens to hurt her, that he realizes just how dangerous his feelings for her have become.
When Jade is kidnapped by the ruthless Idris Mdoda and his Cleaners, Blake vows to rescue her at any cost. Embracing his newfound gift, he soon discovers that not everything is as it seems, and that some secrets were meant to stay buried.
As the world as he knows it unravels before his very eyes, he is faced with a decision that may cost him everything – including his own sanity.
Everyone wants Maya to move on with her life after losing her only sister to suicide. But she knew her sister Cassandra well enough to know that she would never willingly put her through that kind of trauma, not after what they had already lost together. She also knew that believing something is true, and proving it, are two different things.
So when local Special Detective Ryan Pierce finds himself investigating a string of mysterious and violent deaths, and his search for the truth crosses paths with the determined young woman, he has to believe that just maybe she is onto something. As the two pair up to uncover the truth, they are thrust into a dangerous world where nothing is ever as it seems, and knowing who to trust becomes an impossible game to win. Shadows lurk around every corner of the city, but they are not just hiding unseen secrets, they are eliminating everything that gets in their way… and right now, the spotlight is on them.
A dark, suspenseful slow burn of a thriller, with a runaway rollercoaster of a climax that will leave your knuckles white and your throat dry.
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