Deon Meyer
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
374 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
The newest headspinning thriller from the breakout South African crime writer, author of "Heart of the Hunter," is the story of an ex-cop, Zet van Heerden, who has seven days to solve a seemingly unsolvable crime--the answer to which lies in his own dark past.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st American ed.
Physical Desc
412 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
As morning dawns in Cape Town, Det. Capt. Benny Griessel finds himself facing a difficult day. A South African music executive has been shot dead. An American teenager's body has been found on the street, her throat cut. And her friend Rachel Anderson is somewhere in the city, terrified and alone, but hopefully still alive. For both cases, time is short and media attention is high. And while the homicide detective has been sober for 156 days, day...
Author
Publisher
Atlantic Monthly Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
536 pages : map ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Nico Storm and his father Willem drive a truck filled with essential supplies through a desolate land. They are among the few in South Africa -- and the world, as far as they know -- to have survived a devastating virus which has swept through the country. Their world turned upside down, Nico realizes that his superb marksmanship and cool head mean he is destined to be his father's protector, even though he is still only a boy. But Willem Storm,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Atlantic Monthly Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
407 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Having jeopardized their careers in an unauthorized investigation that threatened to reveal the corruption in South Africa's halls of power, Benny Griessel and Vaughn Cupido have been demoted from the elite Hawks police unit. While waiting to be transferred from Cape Town to seemingly mundane duty in Stellenbosch, Griessel receives a disturbing, anonymous letter: 'I can only trust you and Captain Cupido. There is an adder in our bosom. Be careful...
Author
Series
Publisher
Atlantic Monthly Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
172 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Early on a May morning in the depth of South Africa's winter, a woman's naked body, washed in bleach, is discovered on a stone wall beside the N2 highway at the top of Sir Lowry's Pass, some thirty-five miles from Cape Town. The local investigation stalls, so the case is referred to Captain Benny Griessel and his colorful partner Vaughn Cupido of the Hawks--the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigations. The woman proves to be Alicia Lewis, an...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
409 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
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, as Inspector Benny Griessel faces off against a dangerous vigilante who has everything on his side, including public sympathy. A gruesome abuse...
7) Blood safari
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st American ed.
Physical Desc
374 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Emma Le Roux hires a personal security expert when her believed-dead brother is named as a suspect in the murders of five people, a situation that exposes her to political tensions, corruption, and life-threatening violence.
8) Seven days
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
343 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
In order to stop a shooting spree against cops, homicide detective Bennie Griessel is given the thankless task of solving a cold case that has no leads.
9) Cobra
Author
Series
Publisher
Atlantic Monthly Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
344 pages : map ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"At a guest house in the beautiful Franschhoek wine valley, a famous English mathematician is kidnapped and his two bodyguards are killed. It's clearly a professional hit, and the spent shell cases offer a chilling clue: Each is engraved with the head of a spitting cobra. Meanwhile, in Cape Town, a skilled young thief is using his talents to put his sister through college. Then one day he picks the wrong pocket, grabbing the wallet of a young American...