Dead Before Dying

Name: Dead Before Dying
Author: Deon Meyer

by Deon Meyer

Cop in South Africa investigates serial murders while confronting his own dark past

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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.

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