Trackers

Many thrillers are about saving humanity, not necessarily inhabiting it. Maverick heroes are replicated from types previously established in classic iconic stories. Villains are cut from generic, barbaric cloth--the more psychopathic and gruesome, the better. Character and language are sacrificed fo......more

Long before I started recording the books I’d read and writing reviews, I read my first Deon Meyer novel called Heart of the Hunter. It was a tremendous introduction to South African fiction—rich with characters strong and brave, written with such specific local color, one could be nowhere else on e......more

Trackers is four interrelated novellas by South African author Deon Meyer, translated from Afrikaans. In “Milla” (Conspiracy) a Cape Town housewife walks out on her abusive husband and selfish teenage son to start her life afresh. Trained in journalism she is picked up by a government agency which p......more

I don’t have a great memory for all the books I’ve read. There are a few books that I still clearly remember 50-60 years after I read them. These are the ones that truly integrated themselves into my thinking schemas—ones that still reverberate today. But usually I can remember a few bits and pieces......more

Divided into four “books”, TRACKERS features a large cast of characters and is an incredibly complex work. It’s intimidating to even begin to think of summarizing what takes place in the book, so hopefully, a brief synopsis will suffice. Basically, the book focuses on security issues within South Af......more