Click download or read online button to get thirteen hours book now. Winner of the barry award for best thriller 2011 winner of the 2009 atkv prize for suspense fiction south africa finalist for the 2010 cwa international dagger shortlisted for the 2011 boeke prize shortlisted for the 2011 sunday times fiction award finalist for the 2011 macavity award. Deon meyer is one of the best crime writers on the planet. When deon does research for a book, he often travels to the actual settings, and takes lots of photographs. Winner of the barry award for best thriller as morning dawns in cape town, det. The sunday times this terrific, actionpacked thriller has superbly drawn characters and an enthralling setting. Thirteen hours proves he should be on everyones reading list. Thirteen hours is a fast paced, tension filled novel from deon meyer, set in s. 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 any case, you can do what you want, it wont change. Always update books hourly, if not looking, search in the book search column. Thirteen hours kindle edition by meyer, deon, seegers, k. A benny griessel novel deon meyer k l seegers ebook. Download read thirteen hours 2008 by deon meyer in pdf.
Deon meyer s latest novel, trackers, just published in september 2011 biography and bibliography of deon meyer. Meyer gives rare insights into the texture of everyday life in a country still troubled 20 years after the release of nelson mandela. Thirteen hours ebook by deon meyer 9781848947252 rakuten. Thirteen hours ebook by deon meyer 9781848947252 rakuten kobo. Thirteen hours by deon meyer overdrive rakuten overdrive. Fastpaced, powerful, tender and suspenseful, thirteen hours is a blisteringly good novel from one of the major crime wr. The police who try to keep the criminal underworld at bay are undermanned and undertrained. Now they are chasing rachel anderson through the streets of cape town. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide.
In thirteen hours, morning dawns in cape town, and for homicide detective benny griessel it promises to be a very trying day. The lutheran church yard where the body of a young backpacking tourist is found right next to the big tree on the left. Unfortunately, he gets so many similar requests that he simply does not have the time. A potent, suspenseful thriller, and a brilliant portrait of life in the country that will host the 2010 world cup. In south african author meyer s impressive second thriller to feature cape town det. Deon meyer blood safari deon meyer cobra deon meyer dead at daybreak deon meyer dead before dying deon meyer devils peak deon meyer heart of the hunter deon meyer icarus deon meyer seven days deon meyer thirteen hours deon meyer trackers. Benny griessel after devils peak, which spans just hours in a single day, benny lands a pair of explosi. Deon meyer is the internationally acclaimed, bestselling, and prizewinning author of crime thrillers, both series and standalone.
Thirteen hours in the life of south african police detective inspector benny griessel make jack bauers exploits look like childs play. Deon says making up his own stories is too much fun. 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. From the author of thirteen hours a sunday times 100 best crime novels and thrillers since 1945 pick. At the top end of long street in downtown cape town is the st. The former freedom fighter known as tiny has finally. Thirteen hours benny griessel series by deon meyer. It is more fun to read them in the order they were written, but its not essential. 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.
This is my first venture into the books of deon meyer. I loved the audible rendition, the familiar local accents and the. 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 mixed race, xhosa and zulu. 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. Deon meyer lives near cape town in south africa with his wife and four children. Originally written in afrikaans, they have now been translated into twentyfive languages. Other than his family, deon s big passions are motorcycling, music, reading, cooking and rugby. Michael connelly, new york timesbestselling author of the harry bosch novels a deft storyteller. Thirteen hours british columbia libraries overdrive. Shortlisted for the cwa international dagger award 2010 they killed her best friend. The engaging detective benny griessel is down on his luck.
Edgy, subtly plotted and beautifully balanced between fast paced action, believable characterisation, the tense process of investigation and. Meyer, deon thirteen hours translated by k l seegers hardback. 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. Deon meyer is the undisputed king of south african crime fiction, and thirteen. Benny griessel finds himself facing a difficult day. Icarus, cobra, seven days, and the barry awardwinning thirteen hours. There have been other south african crime novelists, but none are as deft at place as deon meyer. Deon meyer has 42 books on goodreads with 63401 ratings. A south african music executive has been shot dead. Apr 26, 2011 deon meyer s thirteen hours is a taut and finely written police thriller set in cape town. Online read thirteen hours and download thirteen hours for free. Michael connelly thirteen hours has breathtaking suspense, psychological understanding, and one of the most inspiring detectives ever. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read thirteen hours. 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.
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This was my first ever deon meyer book and most definitely wont be my last. Since then he has published eleven novels and two collections of short stories. Read thirteen hours by deon meyer available from rakuten kobo. Deon meyer s books have attracted worldwide critical acclaim and a growing international fanbase. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading thirteen hours. 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. He is an alcoholic,struggling to stay off the booze,his wife has left him,and he is uncertain thirteen hours. Deon meyer s thirteen hours is a taut and finely written police thriller set in cape town. L download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Download ebook thirteen hours thorndike thrillers pdf. Get free thirteen hours benny griessel 2 deon meyer luck. I am happy to say it will not be my last, since reading thirteen hours, i have purchased another two deon meyer novels, they are sitting in my library, and i dont think that ill be able to wait much longer before i return to cape town. Deon meyers thirteen hours is a taut and finely written police thriller set in cape town. A sunday times 100 best crime novels and thrillers since 1945 pick. Thirteen hours by deon meyer, 9780802145451, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you. Internationally acclaimed, prizewinning thriller writer deon meyer has been heralded as the king of south african crime. 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. Get ebooks hours on pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi and audiobook for free. 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.
Thirteen hours deon meyer a sunday times 100 best crime novels and thrillers since 1945 pick. Benny has just thirteen hours to save the girl, save his career, and crack open a conspiracy, which threatens the whole country. Deon meyer s novelwriting career started when the afrikaans magazine, huisgenoot, published a short story he had submitted. Meyer weaves all this into a tightly plotted story with a twist that works beautifully and unforgettable characters. Cobra by deon meyer, 9781444723779, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. 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. There are more than 1 million books that have been enjoyed by people from all over the world. Thirteen hours is a realtime novel, describing the events of one day, from 5. 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. The young tourist doesnt dare trust anyone except her father, back home in america.
Fastpaced, powerful, tender and suspenseful, thirteen hours is a blisteringly good novel. Deon meyer therefore effectively incorporates the progress of all the investigations with zet heerdens personal life story from the point when he was a respectable man up until the time when he lost his dignity and morals to become the man he currently is. Thirteen hours is cape town today, with all its exquisite beauty, tribal conflicts, loyalties and corruptions. This is long street in cape town, where much of the action of thirteen hours happens. Thirteen hours poudre river public library district. 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 university of johannesburg overdrive. Deon meyer is the internationally acclaimed, prizewinning author of twelve thrillers.
A teenage girls body has been found on the street, her throat cut. Deon godfrey meyer is a south african thriller novelist, writing in afrikaans. Weve posted them here just scroll down to give you a glimpse of the world of the novel. Winner of the barry award for best thriller 2011winner of the 2009 atkv prize for suspense fiction south africa finalist for the 2010 cwa international dagger shortlisted for the 2011 boeke prizeshortlisted for the 2011 sunday times fiction award finalist for the 2011 macavity award.
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