It is a multicultural area, tucked safely into the fold of signal hill, with cobblestoned streets. Sep 01, 2012 born in 1958, deon meyer is one of south africas top thriller authors. Deon meyer is a writer and producer, known for durban poison 20, hunting emma 2017 and broken darkness 2017. Read fever epic story of rebuilding civilization after a worldruining virus by deon meyer available from rakuten kobo. From the author of thirteen hours a sunday times 100 best crime novels and.
Andries wessels resenseer 7 dae deur deon meyer sunday. Cobra benny griessel mysteries by deon meyer and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. He lives in durbanville in south africa with his wife and children. Nov 18, 2019 deon meyer was born in the south african town of paarl in the winelands of the western cape in 1958, see search results for author deon meyer in books in january 2008 he retired from his day job as a consultant on brand strategy for bmw motorrad, and is now a full time author. Deon meyers fever lauded by stephen king jonathan ball. Here is a closer look at the first two books in benny griessel series. Sep 05, 2017 best known for his detective thrillers, meyer icarus, 2015, etc. The story is set in the near future, where narrator nico storm and his visionary father, willem, have the fever, an airborne aidsrelated virus that. Please read our short guide how to send a book to kindle. In deon meyers thirteen hours, which won the barry award for best thriller in 2011, cape town homicide detective bennie griessel struggled to solve the murder. As they fight off packs of feral dogs and motorcycle gangs, yearold nico realises he must grow up quickly and use his gift for marksmanship to. He has so far over the years done more than ten books and a total of two short story series. Internationally acclaimed, prizewinning thriller writer deon meyer has been heralded as the king of south african crime.
In 7 days we meet up with flawed police detective benny griessel again, not to mention the fiery, irritable captain mbali kaleni. His books have attracted worldwide critical acclaim and a growing international fanbase. Deon meyer is the internationally acclaimed, prizewinning author of twelve thrillers, including the woman in the blue cloak, fever, icarus, cobra, seven days, and the barry awardwinning thirteen hours. Best known for his detective thrillers, meyer icarus, 2015, etc. The appearance of south african writer deon meyers 7 days may have his admirers feeling just that. Read 7 days by deon meyer available from rakuten kobo.
Meyer s does almost all of this with an assured hand, making for a very solid and entertaining if a bit runofthemill thriller. Meyer has been nominated and has won numerous awards. Ultimately, seven days is a fairly straightforward police procedural, with clues slowly coming together, false trails followed and then abandoned, until finally everything falls more or less neatly into place. Deon godfrey meyer is a south african thriller novelist, writing in afrikaans. He has won major awards and is gaining new fans here, as his barry award and successful tour for thirteen hours can attest. Below is a list of deon meyers benny griessel books in order of when they were originally released which is the same as their chronological order.
Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. His novels have since been translated into over 25 languages and he has won two prizes in france. I dont get enough time to ride meyer, who lives near cape town, was born in the south african wine city of paarl. Thirteen hours once again proves that meyer is in a class of his own.
Order of deon meyer books deon meyer is a south african author of crime thriller novels. Thirteen hours deon meyer haftad 9780340953617 bokus. Fever ebook by deon meyer 9781473614437 rakuten kobo. Miscellaneous ebooks available online at great prices on. A teenage girls body has been found on the street, her throat cut. Litnet south africa meyers novels are so engaging that you can easily get paper cuts from turning pages too fast. Deon meyer s books have attracted worldwide critical acclaim and a growing international fanbase. Deon meyer began his benny griessel series in 2007 with the novel devils peak. Deon meyer is a south african crime thriller write who has fun in writing. Sex, lies, and a lot of alcohol are the key elements in meyer s cobra, 2014, etc. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Written by rising south africas thrillers author deon meyer, the devils peak is a suspense gripping book about forgiveness, revenge along with the race to arrest trained killer. Sex, lies, and a lot of alcohol are the key elements in meyers cobra, 2014, etc.
Thirteen hours is a ripping good read guaranteed to keep you up until the last word. He has also written numerous scripts for television and film. Jun 15, 2017 deon meyer lives near cape town in south africa. He has also written many scripts for a number of films and television. Over a period of seven days, griessel will race the clock to solve the homicide of a beautiful young lawyer, while kaleni will bicker and deon meyer writes books that so beautifully reflect the political and social. His big passions are motorcycling, music, reading, cooking and rugby. His books have been published in twentyseven languages. Search results for deon meyer find thousands of ebooks on. The inside of an apartment similar to that of hanneke sloets. The story is set in the near future, where narrator nico storm and his visionary father, willem, have the fever, an airborne aidsrelated virus that has wiped out much of the worlds population. Deon meyers novels explore the complex reality of south africa. Michael ridpath, author of the predator, on heart this guy is really good. Making money out of property in south africa ebook.
Deon meyer get textbooks new textbooks used textbooks. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. The masterful stephen king recently tweeted that fever, the english translation of deon meyer s koors is simply put great stuff. Deon meyers books have attracted worldwide critical acclaim and a growing international fanbase. Ill shoot one policeman every day, until you arrest the murderer of hanneke sloet, says the email to the south african police services. Ikarus 2015 icarus 2015 finalist 2016 international dagger award.
Come and experience your torrent treasure chest right here. And thobela, a giant of a man in search of redemption, is a wonderful hero. A novel and millions of other books are available for instant access. His books have been translated into more than 20 languages. Deon meyer does an excellent job of developing a whole range of characters who are affected by the changes in south africa in different ways. A former brand strategist for bmw motorcycles, he started writing fulltime in 2008. Thirteen hours is a realtime novel, describing the events of one day, from 5. In thirteen hours, morning dawns in cape town, and for homicide detective benny griessel it promises to be a very trying day. The miami herald blood safari is a harrowing novel from internationally acclaimed thriller writer deon meyer, an expert storyteller whose wickedly fast narratives reveal the heart of his enthralling country. Meyers does almost all of this with an assured hand, making for a very solid and entertaining if a bit runofthemill thriller. Literary evening with mike nicol and deon meyer at.
Seven days is another fantastic novel from deon meyer, one of international crime fictions stars. Nico storm and his father willem drive a truck filled with essential supplies through a desolate. Deon meyer retired from his day job as a consultant on brand strategy for bmw motorrad tobe a fulltime author. Griessel himself is incapacitated for most of the story. The building in rose street, bokaap, which inspired the apartment in which hanneke sloet was murdered.
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