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Order of Deon Meyer Books
Deon Meyer is a South African author of crime thriller novels. He earned his B.A. degree majoring in English and History from the Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, and his honours degree from the University of the Free State. Meyer worked for the South African print company Die Volksblad as a journalist and for Sanlam as a copywriter. Following that, he ran his own business creating and managing virtual communities. His last job before switching to writing was as a manager of special projects at BMW motorcycles.
Deon Meyer began his career as a writer when his short story was published in the magazine Huisgenoot. His first novel (in Afrikaans) was entitled Wie met vuur speel, which was published in His first novel to be published in English was Dead Before Dying, which was published in (originally published as Feniks in ). Below is a list of Deon Meyer&#;s books in order of when they were first published:
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The following interview appeared in the African Mysteries issueof Mystery Readers Journal (Volume ). Thought I'd reprint it her since it's so timely to the World Cup and all.
Yvonne WalusInterviews Deon Meyer. Yvonne Eve Walus is a Polish South African New Zealander, which at least gives her something to talk about at parties. She&#;s a fan of Harlan Coben&#;s writing style and Agatha Christie&#;s logical puzzles. Her murder mystery books, set in the old South Africa of the apartheid era, contain elements of both.
This year, South Africa has a lot more to offer than the FIFA World Cup. Enter Deon Meyer&#;s latest thriller, &#;13 hours&#;, tells the story of a young American backpacker running for her life in Cape Town.
If you haven't read Deon Meyer yet, you're missing out. His books are what I call "fast-paced thrillers with a lot of heart". In other words, they give you both the bre