The sunday times this terrific, actionpacked thriller has superbly drawn characters and an enthralling setting. What makes deon meyers novel so outstanding is its setting the new south africa, where jaded white detectives are still getting use to working with black and coloured in the countrys parlance colleagues. Deon meyer really gets under the skin of post mandela south africa. A sunday times 100 best crime novels and thrillers since 1945 pick. When he puts pressure on the politicians, they know that to protect their countrys image, they must find rachels hiding place before the killers. Fastpaced, powerful, tender and suspenseful, thirteen hours is a blisteringly good novel from one of the major crime wr. A south african music executive has been shot dead. South african crimewriter, deon meyer, talks about writing in his native language, afrikaans, and the art of translation. Thirteen hours deon meyer paperback books online raru. In thirteen hours, morning dawns in cape town, and for homicide detective benny griessel it promises to be a very trying day. He has also written numerous scripts for television and film.
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Fastpaced, powerful, tender and suspenseful, thirteen hours is a blisteringly good novel. Deon meyers books have attracted worldwide critical acclaim and a growing international fanbase. Deon meyers latest novel,his sixth to be translated into english from afrikaans,is an exhilarating read,and shows him to be one of the best and most exciting of crime writers. Thirteen hours is cape town today, with all its exquisite beauty, tribal conflicts, loyalties and corruptions.
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 thirteen hours benny griessel book 2 ebook. So benny griessel detective, maverick and father of teenagers himself has just hours to crack open a conspiracy which threatens the whole country. The former freedom fighter known as tiny has finally. Originally written in afrikaans, they have now been translated into twentyfive languages. Icarus, cobra, seven days, and the barry awardwinning thirteen hours. Benny griessel after devils peak, which spans just. From the author of thirteen hours a sunday times 100 best crime novels and thrillers since 1945 pick. Thirteen hours is a fast paced, tension filled novel from deon meyer, set in s. Afrikaner meyers study of an actionfilled halfday in the lives of several members of a cape town homicide squad ranks among the best of police procedurals. Deon meyer, deon myer, deon mayer, deon meyers books, deon meyer website, deon meyer home page, south africa, deon meyer author, crime author, author, south african. Winner of the barry award for best thriller as morning dawns in cape town, det. Its early morning in cape town and bennie griessel, homicide detective with the south african police service, has a bad feeling.
Even though it has characters from other books, the plot is so strong, it can be read as a standalone. In any case, you can do what you want, it wont change. Pdf chapter summary hours deon meyer download read. Ive read some of his other entries in the series benny griessel and have found them to be consistently good, but this one really has the feel of a tensionfilled ride that keeps you involved. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read thirteen hours. Deon meyer s thirteen hours is a taut and finely written police thriller set in cape town. 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.
A teenage girls body has been found on the street, her throat cut. Internationally acclaimed, prizewinning thriller writer deon meyer has been heralded as the king of south african crime. Now they are chasing rachel anderson through the streets of cape town. Pdf thirteen hours download full pdf book download. Afrikaner meyers study of an action filled halfday. Deon godfrey meyer is a south african thriller novelist, writing in afrikaans. That means he needs to buy an engagement ring and that means he needs a loan. His books have been translated into more than 20 languages.
Thirteen hours download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Deon meyer is the internationally acclaimed, prizewinning author of twelve thrillers. Thirteen hours is a realtime novel, describing the events of one day, from 5. I enjoy deon meyers novels immensely and hours in particular had a highoctane narrative drive. This is the second of meyers novels featuring inspector griessel, but you do not need to have read the first novel devils peak in order to enjoy this one. Either way, he has trodden on too many toes over the years ever to reach the top of the promotion ladder, and now he concentrates on staying sober and mentoring the new generation of crime fighters. 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. Thirteen hours benny griessel series by deon meyer. Thirteen hours ebook by deon meyer 9781848947252 rakuten. Deon meyer is the undisputed king of south african crime fiction, and thirteen. The woman in the blue cloak is a brilliant novella which will thrill and entertain fans of deon meyers muchloved detective benny griessel. There are many flawed detectives in crime novels world wide, but benny griessel is a oneoff. Deon meyer, deon myer, deon mayer, deon meyer s books, deon meyer website, deon meyer home page, south africa, deon meyer author, crime author, author, south african. Edgy, subtly plotted and beautifully balanced between fast paced action, believable characterisation, the tense process of investigation and.
The engaging detective benny griessel is down on his luck. This is the second of meyer s novels featuring inspector griessel, but you do not need to have read the first novel devils peak in order to enjoy this one. Afrikaner meyer s study of an actionfilled halfday in the lives of several members of a cape town homicide squad ranks among the best of police procedurals. Deon meyer s books have attracted worldwide critical acclaim and a growing international fanbase. Apr 26, 2011 deon meyer s thirteen hours is a taut and finely written police thriller set in cape town. Thirteen hours has breathtaking suspense, psychological understanding, and one of the most inspiring detectives ever.
Deon meyer has created a superb character and long may he continue. Ive previously read trackers, blood safari and heart of the hunter. Thirteen hours ebook by deon meyer rakuten kobo read thirteen hours by deon meyer available from rakuten kobo. 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. Editions of thirteen hours by deon meyer goodreads.
Meyer weaves all this into a tightly plotted story with a twist that works beautifully and unforgettable characters. Deon meyer has written eleven novels in total including five in his benny griessel series, of which cobra is the fourth. There have been other south african crime novelists, but none are as deft at place as deon meyer. Deon meyer is one of the best crime writers on the planet. Jul, 2010 south african crimewriter, deon meyer, talks about writing in his native language, afrikaans, and the art of translation. The lutheran church yard where the body of a young backpacking tourist is found right next to the big tree on the left. The finest novel yet from the undisputed king of south african crim. Edgy, subtly plotted and beautifully balanced between fastpaced action, believable characterisation, the tense process of investigation and. Clever, exciting and amusing plots set mainly, so far, in cape town. There are more than 1 million books that have been enjoyed by people from all over the world. Michael connelly thirteen hours has breathtaking suspense, psychological understanding, and one of the most inspiring detectives ever. Deon meyer s latest novel, trackers, just published in september 2011 biography and bibliography of deon meyer. Read thirteen hours by deon meyer available from rakuten kobo. When he puts pressure on the politicians, they know that to protect their countrys.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or. Benny griessel after devils peak, which spans just hours in a single day, benny lands a pair of explosi. Shortlisted for the cwa international dagger award 2010they killed her best friend. 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.
Thirteen hours kindle edition by meyer, deon, seegers, k. Get ebooks hours on pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi and audiobook for free. Deon meyers thirteen hours is a taut and finely written police thriller set in cape town. In south african author meyers impressive second thriller to feature cape town det. The young tourist doesnt dare trust anyone except her father, back home in america. Read in october, 2018 ok listened to published 2012 page count 344 pages 12 hours 45 minutes listening time. Meyer justifies at every point the books daunting length financial times. Meyer weaves all this into a tightly plotted story with a. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Thirteen hours university of johannesburg overdrive.
Thirteen hours proves he should be on everyones reading list. As the title suggests,the story takes place within a period of hours. Michael connelly thirteen hours is cape town today, with all its exquisite beauty, tribal conflicts, loyalties and corruptions. Benny griessel finds himself facing a difficult day. Always update books hourly, if not looking, search in the book search column. Thirteen hours by deon meyer hodder and stoughton translated from the afrikaans by k.
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