Devil''s Peak

Zusatztext Meyer is a gifted writer . . . believable and disturbing. Informationen zum Autor Born in South Africa in 1958, Deon Meyer was a journalist, advertising copywriter, Internet manager and brand strategist before he became a novelist. Meyer has published fifteen novels and two short story collections. His books have been translated into 28 languages in more than 40 countries worldwide. Meyer has written several series for television, six screenplays for feature films, and produced and directed movies. Dead Before Dying and Trackers have both been made into TV series in South Africa, and in 2023 the Benny Griessel series premiered under the name Devil's Peak on M-Net. Heart of the Hunter was released worldwide as a Netflix Original in March 2024 and was Netflix's number one streamed film for two consecutive weeks, with 25 million views globally in the first three weeks. Meyer was knighted by France in 2021 as Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres. He lives with his family in Stellenbosch, South Africa. Klappentext From the author of Thirteen Hours - A Sunday Times '100 best crime novels and thrillers since 1945' pick The former freedom fighter known as 'Tiny' has finally achieved his dream of a peaceful life. But then his beloved son is taken away from him. In that moment, he unleashes himself upon a corrupt South Africa. His victims are those guilty of crimes against children. He goes by the name of Artemis. Benny Griessel, a fading policeman on the brink of losing his job, family and self-respect, is assigned the case. Benny knows that this is his last chance - both his career and the safety of Cape Town are on the line. But then Benny meets Christine, a young mother working as a prostitute, and something happens that is so terrifying that the world will never be the same again for Benny, for Christine, or for Tiny. AWARD-WINNING CRIME FICTION WITH SOUTH AFRICAN SOUL Zusammenfassung AWARD-WINNING CRIME FICTION WITH SOUTH AFRICAN SOUL...

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Deon Meyer, Meyer Deon
• Mitarbeit: K. L. Seegers (Übersetzung)
• Verlag: Hodder & Stoughton
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 16.08.2012
• EAN: 9781444730746
• ISBN: 978-1-4447-3074-6
• Seiten: 432
• Abmessung: 131 mm x 199 mm x 29 mm
• Serien: Thobela Mpayipheli; Benny Griessel; Benny Griessel; Benny Griessel Romane; Thobela Mpayipheli
• Themen: Belletristik > Spannung > Krimis, Thriller, Spionage; Südafrikanische SchriftstellerInnen: Werke (div.), FICTION / Thrillers / General, FICTION / Thrillers / Crime, Fiction in translation, Thriller / suspense fiction, Thriller / suspense, crime; thriller; international; murder; mystery; South Africa; Cape Town; Benny Griessel; police procedural; michael connelly; don winslow; james lee burke