Deon godfrey meyer is a south african thriller novelist, writing in afrikaans. Search results for deon meyer tennessee reads overdrive. In this followup hes allowed a full week to find the killer of a glamorous lawyer, hanneke sloet. The hydroelectric station is right next to the four sluices on the right. Coming on the heels of the breathholding thirteen hours, seven days takes us into the heart of a major police hunt for a killer targeting policemen as he demands the investigation of a seemingly unsolvable cold case. Other than his family, deons big passions are motorcycling, music, reading, cooking and rugby. Deon meyer author deon meyer is an internationally acclaimed, prizewinning author of six crime novels, including heart of the hunter, dead at daybreak, and his latest, thirteen hours. Meyer balances the personal and professional adroitly, with a solution reminiscent of peter lovesey at his twistiest. Deon meyer is a masterful writer and has created a stunning epic that brims with emotion. Deon meyer has now joined lawrence block as my favorite authors specializing in recovering alcoholic cops. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The mystery, thrills, and action kept me riveted to every page.
A small book store is located on raner blvd at coordinates 892 n, 457 w. Deon meyer has 43 books on goodreads with 64197 ratings. This acclaimed book by deon meyer is available at in several formats for your ereader. Before you start complete 7 days benny griessel pdf epub by deon meyer download, you can read below technical ebook details.
A cold case for captain benny griessel and vaughn cupido of the hawks elite police unit not what they were looking for. He has won major awards and is gaining new fans here, as his barry award and successful tour for thirteen hours can attest. Seven days by deon meyer overdrive rakuten overdrive. And given the number of leads and complications that keep turning up, he needs every minute he can get. He has also written many scripts for a number of films and television. His books have been translated into more than 20 languages. Search results for deon meyer gauteng provincial library. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading seven days. I had read only one previous deon meyer detective griessel book which i enjoyed, but seven days is outstanding. 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.
Shortly after the south african police services receive this threatening email, a policeman is shot by a sniper. 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. In deon meyers previous mystery thirteen hours, 2010, etc. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Other than his family, deon s big passions are motorcycling, music, reading, cooking and rugby. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or. Deon meyers novel is proper speculative fiction, rooted in believable, scientificallybased ideas, but if that makes it sound a little dry,l i should add that it is anything but.
Originally written in afrikaans, they have now been translated into twentyfive languages. Search results for deon meyer new hampshire state library. Deon meyer retired from his day job as a consultant on brand strategy for bmw motorrad tobe a fulltime author. Deon meyer lives near cape town in south africa with his wife and four children. Seven days is another fantastic novel from deon meyer, one of international crime fictions stars. Wellwritten, fully drawn characters with depth, taut dialogue and sprinkled with wry humor. Adam hamdy, author of pendulum fever bears comparison with landmarks in the genre such as the stand. Jul 9, 2016 deon meyer is a south african thriller novelist, writing in afrikaans.
Epic story of rebuilding civilization after a world. Deon meyer continues his string of superb, tightly constructed timeline thrillers. The volvo fh 480 used by willem and nico storm before they settle at amanzi. Search results for deon meyer seattle public library. 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. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. The body of johnson johnson, excop, has been found beside a railway line.
Another two story book store can be found in perishton. Audiobook downloadable paperback hardcover buy book. Deon meyer is a south african crime thriller write who has fun in writing. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Africa, crime, cultural, fiction, mystery, south africa, southern africa, thriller. Deon meyer is an author on my must read list, and 7 days keeps up the standard set in his previous books. He has so far over the years done more than ten books and a total of two short story series. 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.
K l seegers 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. What a brilliant writer he is, with such a perceptive touch in peeling away the multiple layers of modern south african society, for good or ill, where all who lived through the history of recent decades are present day victims of the past in one form or another. Ill shoot one policeman every day, until you arrest the murderer of hanneke sloet, says the email to the south african police services. His books have attracted worldwide critical acclaim and a growing international fanbase. Read fever epic story of rebuilding civilization after a worldruining virus by deon meyer available from rakuten kobo. Search results for deon meyer toronto public library. Whereas the first two had original and fast moving plots 7 days is slow and somewhat laboured. He appears to have jumped from south africas perhaps the. Search results for deon meyer edmonton public library. The thriller shot of the year title goes to south african deon meyer for his superb tourdeforce trackers which.
Learn more about possible network issues or contact support for more help. From the author of thirteen hours a sunday times 100 best crime novels and thrillers since 1945 pick ill shoot a policeman every day until you arrest the murderer of hanneke sloet. Overdrive would like to use cookies to store information on your computer to improve your user experience at our website. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information about availability. One of the cookies we use is critical for certain aspects of the site to operate and has already been set. Deon meyers books have attracted worldwide critical acclaim and a growing international fanbase. If that doesnt work, there may be a network issue, and you can use our self test page to see whats preventing the page from loading. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read seven days. Fever ebook by deon meyer 9781473614437 rakuten kobo. See more ideas about books, thriller and crime fiction. Order of deon meyer books deon meyer is a south african author of crime thriller novels. The inside of an apartment similar to that of hanneke sloets. Indeed, i found it gripping from the first page to the last and really hope that this will be the first novel in a series. Deon meyer has put south african crime fiction on the map.
The truck later becomes the battle wagon for domingos special ops teams. Seven days is a completely gripping read, a brilliant amalgam of thriller and mystery. The vanderkloof dam wall, where nico and willem stop their truck for the first time. In january 2008 he retired from his day job as a consultant on brand s. Benny griessel is a detective inspector in cape town, south africa. It is a multicultural area, tucked safely into the fold of signal hill, with cobblestoned streets. The building in rose street, bokaap, which inspired the apartment in which hanneke sloet was murdered. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. His books have been translated into twenty languages. He lives in durbanville in south africa with his wife and children. He has also written numerous scripts for television and film.
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