Deon godfrey meyer is a south african thriller novelist, writing in afrikaans. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Order of deon meyer books deon meyer is a south african author of crime thriller novels. The only clue to the bodyguards murder is the snake engraved on the shell casings of the bullets. Deon meyer is the undisputed king of south african crime fiction, and thirteen hours demonstrates why. Thirteen hours by deon meyer, 9780802145451, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. Heart of the hunter, devils peak, blood safari, thirteen hours, trackers. Icarus, cobra, seven days, and the barry awardwinning thirteen hours. Always update books hourly, if not looking, search in the book search column. A sunday times 100 best crime novels and thrillers since 1945 pick. A teenage girls body has been found on the street, her throat cut.
Thirteen hours kindle edition by meyer, deon, seegers, k. There is a second murder investigation in thirteen hours, and its fascinating. Meyer is an expert at grabbing the reader and refusing to let go. Deon meyer is the internationally acclaimed, prizewinning author of twelve thrillers. Im not changing my rating, but i think some perspective is in order. Thirteen hours was shortlisted for the cwa international dagger and won the boeke prize in south africa the first time in the prizes 16 year history that. It was a cant put em down story which brought back memories of places i visited when in cape town, south africa in 2008. In august 2009 the film rights for uur thirteen hours. He has also written numerous scripts for television and film. In thirteen hours, morning dawns in cape town, and for homicide detective benny griessel it promises to be a very trying day. Deon meyer retired from his day job as a consultant on brand strategy for bmw motorrad tobe a fulltime author. In any case, you can do what you want, it wont change. Thirteen hours is cape town today, with all its exquisite beauty, tribal conflicts, loyalties and corruptions.
Read free book excerpt from thirteen hours by deon meyer, page 2 of 3. From the author of thirteen hours a sunday times 100 best crime. After a teenage american tourist has her throat slit in cape town, detective benny griessel must find her friend, rachel anderson, before she meets the same fate. Seegers translation is pitch perfect though of course i cannot vouch for its accuracy and achieves an attractive differentness by maintaining some expressions in the original afrikaans.
There are more than 1 million books that have been enjoyed by people from all over the world. His books have been published in twentyseven languages. At the time of writing this, thirteen hours is the only meyer book ive read, but that is definitely about to change. Meyer, deon thirteen hours translated by k l seegers hardback. Fastpaced, powerful, tender and suspenseful, thirteen hours is a blisteringly good novel. Download read cobra 2014 by deon meyer in pdf, epub. The pages fly by with a sense of epub desperation for rachels safety and a burning curiosity for why the men are after hera secret meyer keeps until the final pages. Deon meyer s thirteen hours is a taut and finely written police thriller set in cape town. 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. I have been a policeman for over twentyfive years, fransman, and im telling you now, they will always treat you like a dog, the people, the press, the bosses, politicians, regardless of whether you are black, white or brown. The police who try to keep the criminal underworld at bay are undermanned and undertrained.
Deon meyers thirteen hours is a taut and finely written police thriller set in cape town. Thirteen hours by deon meyer overdrive rakuten overdrive. Thirteen hours by deon meyer books hachette australia. The protagonists cheeky and colorfully local language reveals his mindset, which when focused at solving crimes is effective. Fastpaced, powerful, tender and suspenseful, thirteen hours is a blisteringly good novel from one of the major crime wr. Thirteen hours is a realtime novel, describing the events of one day, from 5. This author is wellloved among crime fiction readers but i was under the impression his stories were all action and no character exploration. Deon meyer is the internationally acclaimed, prizewinning author of eleven thrillers, including icarus, cobra, seven days, and the barry awardwinning thirteen hours. His books have been translated into more than 20 languages. Meyer weaves all this into a tightly plotted story with a. Internationally acclaimed, prizewinning thriller writer deon meyer has been heralded as the king of south african crime. Download read cobra 2014 by deon meyer in pdf, epub formats. From the author of thirteen hours a sunday times 100 best crime novels and thrillers since 1945 pickwhy would a mathematics professor. A benny griessel novel deon meyer k l seegers 9780802145451.
Thirteen hours proves he should be on everyones reading list. Originally written in afrikaans, they have now been translated into twentyfive languages. Thirteen hours university of johannesburg overdrive. Ladda ner och las pa natet dead at daybreak gratis bok pdfepub deon. Thirteen hours in the life of south african police detective inspector benny griessel make jack bauers exploits look like childs play. South african thrillers arrive with racial baggage, and its a mark of meyer s talent to see just how well the issues are balanced with a smashing story. The lutheran church yard where the body of a young backpacking tourist is found right next to the big tree on the left. He lives in durbanville in south africa with his wife and children. The sunday times deon meyer is one of the unsung masters. Click download or read online button to get thirteen hours book now. At the top end of long street in downtown cape town is the st. The south african crime mystery novel genre is somewhat of a subspecies of a subspecies, but with this author it is addictive. Get ebooks hours on pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi and audiobook for free.
In his best and most complex novel yet, afrikaanswriter deon meyer recreates thirteen hours of life in cape town, south africa, hour by terrifying hour, revealing more about the citys many criminal cultures than you may want to know. South african thrillers arrive with racial baggage, and its a mark of meyers talent to see just how well the issues are balanced with a smashing story. Apr 01, 2010 deon meyer s books have attracted worldwide critical acclaim and a growing international fanbase. From the author of thirteen hours a sunday times 100 best crime novels and thrillers since 1945 pickthe woman in the blue cloak is a brilliant novella. Thirteen hours deon meyer paperback dispatched in 4 to 7 working days. Deon meyer has been able to capture the attention of his readers who are often thrilled by the ways in which ones past is able to shape the future.
Deon meyer is one of the best crime writers on the planet. Deon meyer s novelwriting career started when the afrikaans magazine, huisgenoot. Deon meyer, author of thirteen hours, on librarything. Deon meyers books have attracted worldwide critical acclaim and a growing international fanbase. Michael connelly thirteen hours has breathtaking suspense, psychological understanding, and one of the most inspiring detectives ever. Deon meyers novelwriting career started when the afrikaans magazine, huisgenoot. The woman in the blue cloak epub deon meyer achat ebook. Set in south africa, deon meyers novel chronicles the 72 hours that thobela mpayipheli has available to deliver a computer disk containing extremely sensitive. Thirteen hours ebook by deon meyer 9781848947252 rakuten. Download read thirteen hours 2008 by deon meyer in pdf. This is owed to the fact that you are capable of choosing what you want, either to remain in the dark holes of your past of stand up and make change. His books have attracted worldwide critical acclaim and a growing international fanbase. South african crimewriter, deon meyer, talks about writing in his native language, afrikaans, and the art of translation. There have been other south african crime novelists, but none are as deft at place as deon meyer.
Deon meyer was born in the south african town of paarl in the winelands of the western cape in 1958, and grew up in klerksdorp, in the gold mining region of northwest province. Cobra by deon meyer, 9781444723779, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. Afrikaans writer deon meyer honors hardworking and honest people of all races in this novelbenny. Pdf chapter summary hours deon meyer download read. Thirteen hours download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Shortlisted for the cwa international dagger award 2010 they killed her. From the author of thirteen hours a sunday times 100 best crime novels and thrillers since 1945 pickwhy would a mathematics professor from cambridge university, renting a holiday home outside cape town, require a false identity and three bodyguards. Interesting how some insights of the countrys history of apartheid are woven into the plot. Meyer grabs you but the throat and never lets you go wilbur smith from its startling opening to its tense and. Edgy, subtly plotted and beautifully balanced between fastpaced action, believable characterisation, the tense process of investigation and.
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