Deon Meyer
Deon Meyer is a South African crime writer whose Afrikaans-language novels featuring SAPS detective Benny Griessel have been translated into over 20 languages. His novels engage with the complexities of post-Apartheid South Africa with political sophistication and thriller momentum. He has won multiple international crime fiction awards.
Works
- Dead Before DyingCop in South Africa investigates serial murders while confronting his own dark past
- Dead at DaybreakDetective hunts a serial killer while battling personal demons and institutional corruption
- Heart of the HunterAssassin hunted by spies uncovers conspiracy within South Africa's intelligence apparatus
- Devil's PeakDevil's Peak towers over a detective investigating serial murders and police corruption
- Blood SafariCrime in South Africa's wildlife reserves reveals poaching, murder, and corruption