Deon Meyer
Paperback | Pages: 487 pages Rating: 4.03 | 1604 Users | 117 Reviews
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| 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 |
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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.Itemize Books Supposing Dead at Daybreak (Mat Joubert #1.5)
| 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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Ratings: 4.03 From 1604 Users | 117 ReviewsAppraise Based On Books Dead at Daybreak (Mat Joubert #1.5)
About a former police officer turned rowdy drunk who is hired to investigate the murder of a reclusive businessman. Lots of violence, lots of swearing, and a very unlikeable protagonist. It just wasn't one I wanted to stick with.Dead At Daybreak,by Deon Meyer, a-minus, Narrated by Simon Vance, Produced by Highbridge Company, Downloaded from audible.com.Zed Van Heerden, a former cop and now a private eye in Capetown, is referred to a young lawyer representing the mistress of an antique furniture dealer who was murdered with an M-16 rifle and tortured first with a blow torch. There is a safe, large with shelves built into the wall, which is left open and is empty except for a piece of paper used for rolling American
Up to his usual standard. The first half was fantastic: 5-star with amazing back stories and real empathy for these characters and I was engrossed. The second half wasn't quite so good and became more formulaic and lost its sensitivity to some degree so this part 4 - star. So 4.5 stars overall. The main character Zatopek is one of Meyer's best characters ever and his personal story alone made it all worthwhile.
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
Enjoyed this book, new author for me. well translated. good read....
Nice storyline, a few good characters and an unpredictable plot.Lost one star for every time I rolled my eyes whenever a female character got mentioned...sadly that's getting very, very predictable...
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
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