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THIRTEEN HOURS
Fiction (Crime) 408 pages
Hodder & Stoughton - April 2010
Winner of the ATKV prize for suspense fiction 2009.
Shortlisted for the CWA International Dagger 2010.
‘Deon Meyer is one of the unsung masters. THIRTEEN HOURS proves he should be on everyone's reading list. This book is great!’
-- Michael Connelly
‘THIRTEEN HOURS has breathtaking suspense, psychological understanding, and one of the most inspiring detectives ever. Deon Meyer deserves his international reputation.’ -- Thomas Perry
'Try picking up THIRTEEN HOURS and setting it down. Try. You can't do it. I'm a pro, and I couldn't do it.' -- Don Winslow, author of THE POWER OF THE DOG and SAVAGES
Detective Benny Griessel has trodden on too many toes to ever reach the top of the promotion ladder. But when and American backpacker disappears in Cape Town, panicked politicians know who to call: Benny has just thirteen hours to save the girl, save his career - and crack a conspiracy which threatens the whole country. -
BLOOD SAFARI
Fiction (Crime) 374 pages
Hodder & Stoughton - November 2008
Winner of the Deutsche Krimipreis 2009, 3rd place.
Stunning stand-alone thriller: a freelance bodyguard, a woman in danger, ruthless wildlife poachers and dark secrets from the past. -
DEVIL'S PEAK
Fiction (Thriller) 407 pages
Hodder & Stoughton - June 28, 2007
A gripping novel of revenge, forgiveness, and the race to catch a killer. A young woman makes a terrible confession to a priest. An honorable man takes his own revenge for an unspeakable tragedy. An aging inspector tries to get himself sober while taking on the most difficult case of his career. From this beginning, Deon Meyer weaves a story of astonishing complexity and suspense about a dangerous vigilante who has everything on his side – including public sympathy.
Biography
Deon Meyer lives in Cape Town.
'Meyer is a writer to take seriously - the best crime writer out of South Africa." Crime Time
'With Deon Meyer you can't go wrong. He's a writer whose work I admire, wait for and then devour.' Michael Connelly
'If you want a glimpse of the soul of the new South Africa in all its glory, and with all the gory details of its problems and corruption, Meyer is your man.' Matthew Lewin, The Guardian
Deon Meyer's books are sold in 23 countries, and have been awarded many prizes around the world: the Deutsche Krimi Prize in Germany, the ATKV Prize in South Africa, and Le Grand Prix de Littérature Policière and Le Prix Mystère de la Critique in France. His latest novel, THIRTEEN HOURS, was shortlisted for the 2010 CWA International Dagger, and his third, HEART OF THE HUNTER, was longlisted for the 2005 IMPAC Prize and selected as one of Chicago Tribune's '10 best mysteries and thrillers of 2004'
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