International Praise for Deon Meyer: With Deon Meyer you cant go wrong. Hes a writer whose work I admire, wait for and then devour.Michael Connelly Meyer has a fine eye for people and places . . . [He] is a serious writer who richly deserves the international reputation he has built.Washington Post A defining novelist of modern South Africa.Independent (UK) What makes Meyer such a national treasureand as good as anyone in the worldis that even if you have no knowledge or interest in South Africas history or present, his books are compelling page-turners.Times Live (South Africa) One of the giants of crime fiction.El Mundo (Spain) Meyer manages not only to evoke a dense, gripping atmosphere, but also to create a finely chiseled panorama of South African society.Berliner Morgenpost (Germany) Classy, edgy writing, subtly plotted and beautifully balanced between fast-paced action, pungent social comment, and the process of investigation.Weekend Australian Master of the thriller Deon Meyer plunges readers into a changing South Africa.Le Monde (France) A John le Carr with a sense of humor.Weekendavisen (Denmark)

DEON MEYER lives in Durbanville in South Africa with his wife and four children. Other than his family, Deon’s big passions are motorcycling, music, reading, cooking and rugby. In January 2008 he retired from his day job as a consultant on brand strategy for BMW Motorrad, and is now a full time author. Deon Meyer’s books have attracted worldwide critical acclaim and a growing international fanbase. Originally written in Afrikaans, they have now been translated into several languages, including English, French, German, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Russian, Finnish, Czech, Romanian, Slovakian, Bulgarian, Japanese and Polish.