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 by deon meyer, 9780802145451, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading thirteen hours. Deon godfrey meyer is a south african thriller novelist, writing in afrikaans. Interesting how some insights of the countrys history of apartheid are woven into the plot. In august 2009 the film rights for uur thirteen hours. 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. Thirteen hours by deon meyer books hachette australia. Read thirteen hours by deon meyer available from rakuten kobo.
Deon meyer author deon meyer lives near cape town in south africa with his wife and four children. Internationally acclaimed, prizewinning thriller writer deon meyer has been heralded as the king of south african crime. The south african crime mystery novel genre is somewhat of a subspecies of a subspecies, but with this author it is addictive. Meyer is an expert at grabbing the reader and refusing to let go. This author is wellloved among crime fiction readers but i was under the impression his stories were all action and no character exploration. He has also written numerous scripts for television and film. Deon meyer is the undisputed king of south african crime fiction, and thirteen hours demonstrates why. Get ebooks hours on pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi and audiobook for free. 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. It was a cant put em down story which brought back memories of places i visited when in cape town, south africa in 2008. Thirteen hours is a realtime novel, describing the events of one day, from 5.
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. Thirteen hours were awarded to british producers malcolm kohll and robert fig. Shortlisted for the cwa international dagger award 2010 they killed her best friend. Deon meyers novelwriting career started when the afrikaans magazine, huisgenoot. Deon meyer s thirteen hours is a taut and finely written police thriller set in cape town. 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.
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Click download or read online button to thirteen hours book pdf for free now. In thirteen hours, morning dawns in cape town, and for homicide detective benny griessel it promises to be a very trying day. Meyer, deon thirteen hours translated by k l seegers hardback. 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. Download read thirteen hours 2008 by deon meyer in pdf. Fastpaced, powerful, tender and suspenseful, thirteen hours is a blisteringly good novel from one of the major crime wr. 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. His books have attracted worldwide critical acclaim and a growing international fanbase. The sound of her running shoes urgent on the broad footpaths gravel.
Thirteen hours download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Order of deon meyer books deon meyer is a south african author of crime thriller novels. From the author of thirteen hours a sunday times 100 best crime novels and thrillers since 1945 pickwhy would a mathematics professor. Thirteen hours is cape town today, with all its exquisite beauty, tribal conflicts, loyalties and corruptions. At the top end of long street in downtown cape town is the st. 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. At this moment, as the suns rays pick her out like a searchlight against the mountain, she is the image of carefree grace. Thirteen hours in the life of south african police detective inspector benny griessel make jack bauers exploits look like childs play. 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. Deon meyer retired from his day job as a consultant on brand strategy for bmw motorrad tobe a fulltime author. A teenage girls body has been found on the street, her throat cut. He lives in durbanville in south africa with his wife and children.
My first deon meyer book, thirteen hours was a huge discovery for me. His books have been translated into more than 20 languages. Other than his family, deons big passions are motorcycling, music, reading, cooking and rugby. In any case, you can do what you want, it wont change. Originally written in afrikaans, they have now been translated into twentyfive languages. Download read cobra 2014 by deon meyer in pdf, epub. There have been other south african crime novelists, but none are as deft at place as deon meyer. Thirteen hours proves he should be on everyones reading list. There is a second murder investigation in thirteen hours, and its fascinating. Thirteen hours download thirteen hours ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub. Roger spottiswoode has been appointed to direct the film. Other than his family, deon s big passions are motorcycling, music, reading, cooking and rugby. Afrikaans writer deon meyer honors hardworking and honest people of all races in this novelbenny. Do i have to read deon s books in a specific sequence.
In january 2008 he retired from his day job as a consultant on brand s. Shortlisted for the cwa international dagger award 2010 they killed her. The protagonists cheeky and colorfully local language reveals his mindset, which when focused at solving crimes is effective. Excerpt from thirteen hours by deon meyer, plus links to. L download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The only clue to the bodyguards murder is the snake engraved on the shell casings of the bullets. At the time of writing this, thirteen hours is the only meyer book ive read, but that is definitely about to change. Michael connelly thirteen hours has breathtaking suspense, psychological understanding, and one of the most inspiring detectives ever. Deon meyer s novelwriting career started when the afrikaans magazine, huisgenoot. There are more than 1 million books that have been enjoyed by people from all over the world.
Milla has finally escaped her abusive husband, only to find herself at the heart of an antiterrorist operation lemmer has agreed to protect a pair of smuggled rhinos on a thousandkilometre journey his strangest job yet will also be his most dangerous. 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. Always update books hourly, if not looking, search in the book search column. From the author of thirteen hours a sunday times 100 best crime novels and thrillers since 1945 pick. Benny griessel is in devils peak, thirteen hours, 7 days, cobra and icarus. Pdf chapter summary hours deon meyer download read. The lutheran church yard where the body of a young backpacking tourist is found right next to the big tree on the left. A sunday times 100 best crime novels and thrillers since 1945 pick. Thirteen hours download thirteen hours ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub, and mobi format.
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