Icarus

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South Africa s preeminent crime fiction writer, Deon Meyer is internationally acclaimed for his razor s edge thrillers, unforgettable characters, and nuanced portrayals of contemporary life in his native country The fifth pulse pounder starring Captain Benny Griessel, a lead detective in South Africa s priority crimes unit, delves into the country s burgeoning tech and wine industries.A week before Christmas, a young photographer discovers a plastic wrapped corpse amidst the sand dunes north of Cape Town The only thing found on the corpse is a dead iPhone, but it doesn t take long for the police to identify the body as that of Ernst Richter the tech whiz behind MyAlibi, an internet service that provides unfaithful partners with sophisticated cover stories to hide an affair Meanwhile, Benny Griessel is called to the scene of a multiple homicide involving a former colleague, and four years of sobriety are undone on the spot He emerges from his drunken haze determined to quit the force, but the take no sass Major Mbali Kaleni, now his boss, wants Griessel on the Richter case The high profile murder has already been the subject of fierce media speculation, with questions swirling about the potential for motive could the perpetrator be one of the countless jilted spouses An aggrieved client Before the week is out, an unexpected connection to a storied family winery comes to light, and Griessel s reputation is again on the line Mounting towards a startling conclusion, Icarus is another exceptional novel from the King of South African Crime. New Download [ Icarus ] Author [ Deon Meyer ] – kino-fada.fr Just when I thought Benny had conquered his alcoholism along comes this book and turns it all upside down Of course even drunk Benny is still a better detective than all the others sober.So we end up with two stories One is the personal tale of Benny s backsliding into drinking again and the support he gets from his friends as he struggles to get his life back The other is the police case which was actually so complicated that I ende...4.5 Stars Excellent crime fiction probably best read rather than listened to as I did I loved the narrator s South African I m assuming accent The story was complex and compelling Still, without a book for reference, the various names were hard to comprehend and keep straight in my mind.Deon Meyer is South Africa s preeminent mystery thriller writer and something of a wonder His books have a richness and specificity that bring South Africa and crimes committed there vividly to life This installment of the Benny Greissel series braids several strands of mystery into a single blood red cord of baling twine from th...It s hard to believe that a mystery author of this caliber is not better known in the U.S Or that this new book of his does not come up on the first page when you search for the title on Goodreads Deon Meyer has written another gem.Benny Griessel and his police partner Vaughn Cupido are called to a murder scene, where a body buried in sand has been discovered after intense rain The victim Ernst Richter is a playboy entrepreneur of an Internet company called alibi.com that creates bogus paperw It s hard to believe that a mystery author of this caliber is not better known in the U.S Or that this new book of his does not come up on the first page when you search for the title on Goodreads Deon Meyer has written another gem.Benny Griessel and his police partner Vaughn Cupido are...South African crime novelist Deon Meyer shows no signs of slowing down he is still at the top of his game His latest, ICARUS, is another in the Benny Griessel series, and it may be his best, most sophisticated ever of his page turning murder thrillers Meyer s characters continue to evolve with complexity, versus typical series, where the returning characters tend to become stale and stilted His plot is as smart and siz...Icarus by South African author Deon Meyer, has a complex storyline cleverly interweaving three threads On 17 December a storm moving in from the Atlantic uncovers a body buried in soft sand at Blouberg, north of Cape Town, bound by plastic sheeting and twine The victim is identified as entrepreneur Ernst Richter, reported missing in November, the founder of Alibi an internet company based in Stellenbosch, which provides credible cover stories for people conducting extra marital affairs.I Icarus by South African author Deon Meyer, has a complex storyline cleverly interweaving three threads On 17 December a storm moving in from the Atlantic uncovers a body buried in soft sand at Blouberg, north of Cape Town, bound by plastic sheeting and twine The victim is identified as entrepreneur Ernst ...Tried this South African author but could not invest in deciphering Benny Griessel and his antagonistic co workers Perhaps too late in the series to pick up on the many tensions that seemed to outweigh the murders.I am not a regular reader of the police procedural so my comments have to be understood in that context.I chose this title in part for fun, and in part because of the setting and the translation from Afrikaans I read a lot of South African lit and visited the country for the first time this year The incorporation of many Afrikaans words and expressions into the text retains the local flavour whereas so many translations into English are cleansed of these elements Apart from the timely topic I am not a regular reader of the police procedural so my comments have to be understood in that context.I chose this title in part for fun, and in part because of the setting and the translation from Afrikaans I read a lot of South African lit and visited the country for the first time this year The inco...Great read and gripping story I would have finished much faster, but Bennie s relapse with alcohol was just too hard to read and too depressing for me He did so well in previous books and it was really sad to see how all his hard work ended in one drink after another one And it was drawn out for quite some time Don t get me wrong the writing was phenomenal How he started again and told himself, see, I can do it, I can drink without any problem and then we, the readers, followed along and Great read and gripping story I would have finished much faster, but Bennie s relapse with alcohol was just too hard to read and too depressing for me He did so well in previous books and it was really sad to see how all his hard work ended in one drink after another one And it was d...Having waited in anticipation for each book by Deon Meyer, I admit I was somewhat disappointed by Icarus I suspect it was because I simply do not have a lot of interest in the emphasis on newer technology such as SMS text messaging and cell phones and databases and bizarre web sites such as Alibi This novel did not grab me and hold my attention When I wander off and do other things rather than read, such as changing the oil in our ATVs, then I know I am loosing interest My antipathy to t Having waited in anticipation for each book by Deon Meyer, I admit I was somewhat disappointed by Icarus I suspect it was because I simply do not have a lot of interest in the e...

Icarus
  • English
  • 18 May 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 352 pages
  • 0802124003
  • Deon Meyer
  • Icarus