Deon Meyer
Paperback | Pages: 487 pages Rating: 4.03 | 1604 Users | 117 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Dead at Daybreak |
| ISBN: | 0316154628 (ISBN13: 9780316154628) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Mat Joubert #1.5, Thobela Mpayipheli #0.5 |
| Literary Awards: | ATKV Award for Prose (2001), Prix Mystère de la Critique for Best Foreign Novel (2004) |
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When Johannes Jacobus Smit, an antiques dealer, is found burned with a blowtorch and killed execution-style with a single shot to the back of the head, former cop Zatopek "Zed" van Heerden is called in to investigate the unusual circumstances of the murder. Zed is still obsessed with the betrayals of his own past but must fill in the blanks of this victim's life. Who tortured and killed Smit, and who was Smit in the first place? Not the man whose papers he carries, that much is certain. Zed can never be sure of the loyalties of the people with whom he is dealing--his own past reputation ensures that--and he soon finds himself uncovering secrets that the security services of many countries would like left alone.Point Based On Books Dead at Daybreak (Mat Joubert #1.5)
| Title | : | Dead at Daybreak (Mat Joubert #1.5) |
| Author | : | Deon Meyer |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 487 pages |
| Published | : | May 1st 2006 by Little Brown and Company (first published 1998) |
| Categories | : | Mystery. Crime. Thriller. Cultural. Africa. Fiction. Southern Africa. South Africa. Suspense |
Rating Based On Books Dead at Daybreak (Mat Joubert #1.5)
Ratings: 4.03 From 1604 Users | 117 ReviewsAssessment Based On Books Dead at Daybreak (Mat Joubert #1.5)
Most excellentThis was a vacation read. I will have to look up the author, can't believe I have not come across him before.So, this story is multi-layered. The characters have depth and are well written. They are relatable, very interesting, smart, and vulnerable. The story is also complex, crosses over generations, socio-economic and cultural classes. It's a good mystery. You can think you have an idea of what is happening, but it is just out of your grasp. And at the end of is all explainedThe 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. They sound so beautiful and rare in my attempts at verbalization. The book also deals with contemporary issues in South Africa, especially racism. Mr. Meyer has again created a top level thriller
My second Deon Meyer book. and I am hooked. Think I am going to try and stick to the Afrikaans versions though.
I have read most of Deon Meyer's books (translated into English) and definitely plan to read more. I struggled a bit with Dead at Daybreak until about the middle and then it took off and I became quite mesmerized until the end. Initially I would have given it three stars, but when the pace picked I changed my mind. Definitely worth reading. I have Blood Safari on my shelf, but am going to have to find a copy of Devil's Peak somewhere. Then I will be waiting for Deon Meyer's next book Cobra which
Zatopek van Heerden is an embittered,hard drinking ex-cop who finds himself in jail after picking a fight with five men in a bar ("you can tell a man his 4 X 4 isn't going to make his prick any larger and he pretends to be deaf. But drag in his wife....") He is sprung from jail by his attorney friend, Kemp who wants him to look into an unsolved murder.Particularly,van Heerden has to find the murder victim's missing will.With very little to go on,van Heerden reluctantly finds himself drawn into
More like 3.5 starsBoth storylines were gripping, but for my liking the one about van Heeren's past was told too long and therefore interrupted the current storyline way too much.
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. They sound so beautiful and rare in my attempts at verbalization. The book also deals with contemporary issues in South Africa, especially racism. Mr. Meyer has again created a top level thriller
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