Thirteen Hours (Benny Griessel, #2)

Posted on 24 July 2017 by Deon Meyer

The finest novel yet from the undisputed king of South African crime writing, winner of the 2011 Boeke Prize in South Africa and shortlisted for the 2010 CWA International Dagger for Best Translated Crime Fiction. New Download Kindle ePUB Thirteen Hours (Benny Griessel, #2) By Deon Meyer – kino-fada.fr Thirteen Hours Review ReduxI attended a Deon Meyer book signing this weekend and it played a big part in my decision to expand this review At the time of writing this, Thirteen Hours is the only Meyer book I ve read, but that is definitely about to change I m not changing my rating, but I think some perspective is in order South Africa is a country with eleven official languages, which should give you some idea of the cultural diversity Why is this important Meyer takes great snapshots of Thirteen Hours Review ReduxI attended a Deon Meyer book signing this weekend and it played a big part in my decision to expand this review At the time of writing this, Thirteen Hours is the only Meyer book I ve read, but that is definitely about to change I m not changing my rating, but I think some perspective is in order South Africa is a country with eleven official languages, which should give you some idea of the cultural diversity Why is this important Meyer takes great snapshots of the inner workings of SA culture in his writing He s truly what we would call proudly South African and I think he s doing a commendable job of bringing Cape Town to overseas readers He a...Another great book by this South African writer Set in Cape Town, post Apartheid, there is a lot of political and social fact in the book as well as a great fictional story Benny, the main character is yet another alcoholic cop, but I like him He is actually dealing with his problems and he has many and he is making progress with his life and maybe even with his career There are two main threads to this book, each following a different murder I was slightlyinterested in one than the Another great book by this South African writer Set in Cape Town, post Apartheid, there is a lot of political and social fact in the book as well as a great fictional story Benny, the main character is yet another alcoholic cop, but I like him He is actually dealing with his problems and he has many and he is making progress with his life and maybe even with his career There are two main threads to this book, each following a different murder I was slightlyinterested in on...this book is good and engaging and fun and informative it has the mainstay ish worn out alcoholic cop and the mainstay ish young female victim, but unlike in most american thrillers, the story is complicated by the interracial dynamics of post apartheid south africa also, the female victim not the one they kill right at the beginning, the other one totally kicks ass i didn t know many things about south africa and now i know some they are pretty basic things, like that afrikaans is a langu this book is good and engaging and fun and informative it has the mainstay ish worn out alcoholic cop and the mainstay ish young female victim, but unlike in most american thrillers, the story is complicated by the interracial dynamics of pos...A gem of a mystery Read it after a number of serious reads and enjoyed very much A very fast paced and well crafted mystery Bonus was the virtual tour of CapeTown I am going to readof this writer.Highly recommend to all.CORSA CONTRO IL TEMPOTredici ore soltanto per risolvere due delitti, e il caso di una ragazza sequestrata, e il tentato suicidio di un ex grande cantante, e un losco traffico, e una vita che va a rotoli, e una carriera che non decolla, e un paese che combatte nel post apartheid, e Il tempo incalza per i personaggi e il fiato corto viene anche al lettore che non riesce a mettere gi un libro cos , perch rimane incollato alle dita.Ma Deon Meyer non ci racconta solo una serie di delitti e situa CORSA CONTRO IL TEMPOTredici ore soltanto per risolvere due delitti, e il caso di una ragazza sequestrata, e il tentato suicidio di un ex grande cantante, e un losco traffico, e una vita che va a rotoli, e una carriera che non decolla, e un paese che combatte nel post apartheid, e Il tempo incalza per i personaggi e il fiato corto viene anche al lettore che non riesce a mettere gi un libro cos , perch rimane incollato alle dita.Ma Deon Meyer non ci racconta solo una serie di delitti e situazioni criminali da risolvere, episodi di corruzione e di violenza dilagante Ci racconta anche un paese affascinante e poco conosciuto, il suo paese natale il Sudafrica, dove convivono undici gruppi etnici con altrettante lingue zulu, xhosa, afr...Excellent thriller The best I ve read so for from this author The book gives a good insight in south african society and racial problems There are quite a few plot twists and the book is suspenseful till the end.I hadn t actually heard of this author, who writes in Afrikaans, until I heard him being interviewed on a BBC Radio Programme some months ago I was intrigued by what he said and by the setting of his novels in Cape Town, one of the relatively few places in the world I have personally visited.An initial synopsis of this novel makes it sound like crime writing by the numbers The lead character, Inspector Benny Griessel, is a middle aged detective with a drink problem and marital troubles, and I hadn t actually heard of this author, who writes in Afrikaans, until I heard him being interviewed on a BBC Radio Programme some months ago I was intrigued by what he said and by the setting of his novels in Cape Town, one of the relatively few places in the world I have personally visited.An initial synopsis of this novel makes it sound like crime writing by the numbers The lead character, Inspector Benny Griessel, is a middle aged detective with a drink ...Afrikaner Deon Meyer s latest pulse pounding thriller hits the ground running literally In Cape Town, South Africa, at six in the morning, an American teenage tourist is running for her life Her best friend s throat was slit in front of her and she is bolting from the perpetrators clutches The story hits its stride early and swiftly as events unfold over thirteen hours Vicious outlaws and the snarl of conspiracy Afrikaner, Xhosa, and Zulu crime fighters and crooners and corporate fleecer Afrikaner Deon Meyer s latest pulse pounding thriller hits the ground running literally In Cape Town, South Africa, at six in the morning, an American teenage tourist is running for her life Her best friend s throat was slit in front of her and she is bolting from the perpetrators clutches The story hits its stride early and swiftly as events unfold over thirteen hours Vicious outlaws and the snarl of conspiracy Afrikaner, Xhosa, and Zulu crime fighters and crooners and corporate fleecers storm the pages of the book Besides ...A cracking crime novel set in Cape Town over a Thirteen Hour period The book conveys the fast pace of murders committed and which are solved in the first day the police run around, run into dead ends, new tasks are assigned, communication confusion It also conveys the fragility of South African infrastructure, ongoing tensions between whites and blacks, tribal and language differences and shows the commitment needed to get things done In the end it also shows if you something done give it to A cracking crime novel set in Cape Town over a Thirteen Hour period The book conveys the fast pace of murders committed and which are solved in the first day the police run around, run into dead ends, new tasks are assigned, communication confusion It also conveys the fragility of South African infras...Benny Griessel, aging alcoholic Cape Town detective, has been tasked with mentoring less experienced detectives This puts him in the position of running two different murder cases Swear words, fists, interracial conflicts, plot lines and bullets ...

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24 July 2017

Deon Meyer