Posted by rivalblogger on 1st July 2010
This is probably the best crime thriller I have read this year and the fact that it is written by a South African gives me an absolute kick. We really do produce top quality talent.
For those who don’t know Meyers’ books, many of them centre around detective Benny Griessel, a “dinosaur” of the old South African Police Service (SAPS). He drinks too much, is losing his wife and his finding it increasingly difficult to know where an aging white inspector is supposed to fit in to the new multi-cultural police ranks.
But that doesn’t mean that his years of experience have been forgotten and increasingly he finds himself mentoring up and coming new detectives with a mixture of results.
In “Thirteen Hours” he is stretched to his limits when a young American girl is found in Cape Town with her throat slit. Even more chilling is that video surveillance footage indicates that she was one of two girls being pursued by a group of vicious killers… the question is where is the other girl and why is she afraid to come to the police?
Running in parallel to this story is the curious death of a Afrikaans music promoter where the case just doesn’t add up to the evidence on hand.
The tension that one feels as the story unfolds is intense. Why is this girl running? Is is a drug deal gone bad or is there something more sinister?
With the killers right on her shoulder from the start of the book to the end, it is on a knife-edge and the climax is equally impressive.
Title: Thirteen Hours
Author: Deon Meyer
ISBN: 978-0-340-95359-4
If you are going to buy one crime thriller this year then Meyers’ Thirteen Hours is probably the best you are going to read. We rated a 4 and a half out 5 and would sincerely recommend it for our blog readers!
You can buy the book online in hardcover from Loot for R236 or you can click on the cover and go through to online retailer Kalahari and buy it there.
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Posted by rivalblogger on 20th December 2009
Its the week before Christmas and as usual on a Sunday we gather data from the various online retail platforms to see what books have made the bestseller lists.
Exclusive Books
1. Captain in the Cauldron
2. Eclipse
3. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
4. Breaking Dawn
5. John Platters Wine Guide 2010
6. Twilight
7. Dont Mess with the President
8. The Girl who Played with Fire
9. New Moon
10. The Girl who Kicked the Hornets Nest
Amazon – books
1. The Lost Symbol – Dan Brown
2. Going Rogue: An American Life – Sarah Palin
3. The Help – Kathryn Stockett
4. Mastering the Art of French Cooking (2 Volume Set) – Julia Child
5. Under the Dome: A Novel – Stephen King
6. Arguing with Idiots: How to Stop Small Minds and Big Government – Glenn Beck
7. SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance – Steven D. Levitt
8. The Twilight Saga Collection – Stephenie Meyer
9. Have a Little Faith: A True Story – Mitch Albom
10. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days – Jeff Kinney
Take2.co.za
1. Born of Ice – Kenyon, Sherrilyn
2. Twilight – Meyer, Stephenie
3. Lover Avenged – Ward, J. R.
4. Eclipse – Stephanie Meyer
5. New Moon – Meyer, Stephenie
6. The Gabriel Method – Gabriel, Jon
7. Born of Fire – Kenyon, Sherrilyn
8. Eclipse – Meyer, Stephenie
9. New Moon- Meyer, Stephenie
10. Born of the Night – Kenyon, Sherrilyn
Kalahari.net
1. Twilight – Stephenie Meyer
2. Captain in the Cauldron – Mike Greenaway
3. Eclipse – Stephenie Meyer
4. Breaking Dawn – Stephenie Meyer
5. New Moon – Stephenie Meyer
6. The 10 Secrets of 100% Healthy People: Some People Never Get Sick and are Always Full of Energy? Find Out How! – Patrick Holford
7. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Stieg Larsson
8. The Lost Symbol – Dan Brown
9. Karoonag En Ander Verhale – Deon Meyer
10. The Girl Who Played with Fire – Stieg Larsson
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Posted by rivalblogger on 6th December 2009
Devil’s Peak is the second Deon Meyer title that I have read in the last couple of months and my opinions of the first title have been reinforced.
The book opens with Thobela Mpayipheli watching his son killed in a armed robbery. After learning the killers have slipped through the legal system, he decides to take action and armed with an assegai he begins seeking out those who have harmed children.
Dubbed “Artemis” by the media he evokes strong support from the community who finally identify a vigilante who is bringing the criminals to book.
But this doesn’t sit well with inspector Benny Griessel, a drunk but brilliant South African detective who is looking to bring Artemis down.
The reader is taken on a thrilling chase as Griessel pursues Artemis hoping to catch him before he kills somebody else.
Devil’s Peak is an entertaining crime thriller that brings a very South African flavour to readers. The story itself is tightly wound together and the word “compact” seems to be the best way to describe the book. There are no wasted characters and those characters which do feature in the story are developed fluently and with ease.
There is also a more than handy twist or two at the end of the story which will keep the readers enthralled to the end.
Title: Devils Peak
Author: Deon Meyer
ISBN: 978-0-340-82266-1
A nice compact and easy to read story with some twists in the tail.
Rated the book a three out of five.
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