YvonneThis has arrived in my mailbox this week, courtesy of my father, who shares a liking for many of my favourite authors in the crime/thriller/detective genres.
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‘Devil’s Peak’ by Deon Meyer … Synopsis:
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“Under the burning heat of the South African sky, a man loses his son.
In that moment, the killer they call Artemis is born.
His victims are the guilty: the child-murderers, the paedophiles, the ones for whom even a life lived out in jail is too good.
But DI Benny Griessel knows this vigilante killer brings revenge, not justice.
Artemis must be stopped, before he makes a terrible mistake and another innocent life is lost …..”
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Deon Meyer, I can’t believe that I haven’t come across this popular South African, crime fiction author before, as he has been writing prolifically since 1999, with this particular book having been translated from Afrikaans to English by K.L. Seegers. I can’t wait to get started on it….
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Update May 8th 2011
My review of Devil’s Peak, is now available here:
That novel sounds interesting. I like crime fiction, although it isn’t my all-time favourite genre. I’ve heard a lot of good things about African crime novelists though: the novels tend to be really good and full of suspense. Here’s my Mailbox Monday.
This sounds good, hope that you enjoy it!
Sounds intriguing.Have fun reading it.
I hope it’s as good as it sounds!
The author is new to me as well. Thanks for the update.
Oh, that one sounds compelling! Thanks for sharing….
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Sounds like an exciting read!
Sounds good – enjoy!
This is a good suspense, I think. The author is new to me.
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Hi Dot,
It does sound good, let’s hope it lives up to the synopsis.
It’s always good to find new authors to follow.
Hi Kathy,
I hope it’s good as well. The synopsis has set my expectations quite high, so I hope it lives up.
My only concern may be because it is a translated piece and I am not sure if it will lose anything because of that.
Hi Mystica,
There are just such a wealth of authors out there that deserve to be read and it’s always good to find ones from different parts of the world, it gives a story a different perspective somehow.
Hi Laurel-Rain Snow,
Compelling! definitely one to be read in just a couple of sittings I hope. It seems to be in nice short chapters, which is just how I like it.
Hi Mary Ann,
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Hi Majanka,
Crime is one of my favourite genres and there are many great authors out there.
I have never read anything by a South African author before, so it will be quite interesting to pick up on the differences in the style of writing.
Hi ‘Bedazzled’,
Nice to talk with someone new, thanks for stopping by.
‘Devil’s Peak’ definitely sounds action-packed and a little violent, so should be a good book that I will enjoy.
Hi Kim,
Sounds as if you also have quite an eclectic taste in your reading.
Crime is one of my favourite genres, but I will read just about anything, I can’t be without a book on the go, even though I get very little time to read.
Hi Just Mom,
I guess from you mailbox that crime fiction does not feature too highly on your list of favourites.
Crime is way up there on my scale, but I do have quite eclectic tastes in my reading material and I have high hopes for this book.
Hi Tea,
It seems as if Deon Meyer is an unknown author to many people, although he has written more than a dozen books, over the years.
A plot involving a vigilante is new to me and I can’t wait to get started on the book
I’d be interested to read what you think about Devil’s Peak as it certainly sounds like a good read.
Hi Nikki-Ann,
Certainly a different storyline, with the vigilante taking centre stage.
The chapters look nice and punchy and short, so hopefully that won’t mean it is lacking in content.
It does sound like an interesting crime/thriller! And very neat that it is a translation. 🙂
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Hi Wendi,
I’m looking forward to reading it very soon. I haven’t read an awful lot of translated work, so hopefully the story will remain the same as the author intended it to and it doesn’t lose anything in the translation.
I’ve read two of Meyer’s books – both very good, so I hope this one is too. The ones I’ve read are Thirteen Hours (excellent) and Blood Safari (very good).
Hi Margaret,
Thanks for the recommendations, if you have the reviews on your site, I will stop by and look at them later.
We seem to have similar tastes in some of our reading, so if you can recommend them so highly, I’m sure that ‘Devil’s Peak’ will be good and I am looking forward to reading it very soon.
Sounds good, but pretty rough!
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Hi Rose City Reader,
Different storyline, having a vigilante as the main character, but one which I know I shall enjoy.
Thanks for hosting’ MM’