Dead at Daybreak

A different sort of book from South African author Deon Meyer. It is different in that it is the story of Zet Van Heerden, a former South African police office who quits the force due to emotional issues and works as a down and out private detective. The action begins on Page 1, as he is jail after......more

DEAD AT DAYBREAK was the first Deon Meyer novel that I read, and it made me a lifelong fan of the author. I remember being wowed by the book, and I remembered that it was the first time that Tiny Mpayipheli appeared in one of Meyer’s books, but that’s all I remembered. I first read it more than 20 y......more

The country of South Africa is the exotic and fascinating background to Deon Meyer's thrillers. His books are filled with names and places in the Afrikaans and traditional languages: Mzimkhulu, Mpayipheli, Van Heerden, de Jager, Groote Schur, Gerhardus Basson. I loved trying to pronounce these words......more

2,5⭐️ Im Jahr 2000 rausgekommen- liest sich angestaubt. Expolizist mit ich bin nix Wert Attitüde - Vergangenheit von Kindheit bis zum traumatisierenden Vorfall wird neben dem Fall den er als Privatdetektiv annimmt miterzählt (Verhältnis 50/50) Bis zur Hälfte noch recht ansprechend : 3⭐️ Niveau. Stellt......more

my third book from this south African author. The characters are well set, the explanation for the murder are to be found in the past. I enjoyed reading this novel but the end is a bit disappointing : you have the feeling the author was willing to be done with it and took a shortcut.......more