Thirteen Hours

· Hachette UK
4.5
21 reviews
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A Sunday Times '100 best crime novels and thrillers since 1945' pick!

Shortlisted for the CWA International Dagger Award 2010

They killed her best friend. Now they are chasing Rachel Anderson through the streets of Cape Town. The young tourist doesn't dare trust anyone - except her father, back home in America. When he puts pressure on the politicians, they know that to protect their country's image, they must find Rachel's hiding place before the killers.

So Benny Griessel - detective, maverick and father of teenagers himself - has just 13 hours to crack open a conspiracy which threatens the whole country.

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4.5
21 reviews
Marelein Claassen
18 July 2021
Interesting characters, however the overly elaborate scene descriptions draws you away from the suspense of the story. Translation from Afrikaans to English on the poor side regarding translation of tenses and anglicisms. Still a good.
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Robert Olivier
5 January 2014
One of the most enjoyable books I have ever read. Meyer is a fantastic writer & the reason I finished it within a day.
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Richard Johnstone
28 September 2023
fast paced and action packed. Great read! right till the last few chapters you are left guessing.
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About the author

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 twenty-five languages.

THIRTEEN HOURS was shortlisted for the CWA International Dagger and won the Boeke Prize in South Africa - the first time in the prize's 16 year history that a South African book has won.

Visit the author's website at www.deonmeyer.com and follow him on Twitter @MeyerDeon

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