Category Archives: Deon Meyer

Review: ICARUS by Deon Meyer

Posted on December 12, 2017 by bernadetteinoz

ICARUS is the latest of Deon Meyer’s intelligent, accessible thrillers set in South Africa, offering his usual mix of local colour and universal themes. The core mystery involves an investigation into the death of Ernst Richter, a young man whose chief … Continue reading →

Posted in book review, Deon Meyer, South Africa | 2 Comments

Books of the month: June 2015

Posted on July 5, 2015 by bernadetteinoz

Pick of the month We’re all going to politely ignore the fact I never bothered to wrap up my monthly reading for May aren’t we? Not that my reading quantity was much better in June. I’m blaming Leif G.W. Persson’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Alan Bradley, books of the month, Deon Meyer, Dolores Redondo, Gladys Mitchell, Mette Ivie Harrison, Roger Monk (Aus) | 9 Comments

Review: COBRA by Deon Meyer

Posted on June 29, 2015 by bernadetteinoz

I regularly grumble that even though I like them I’m going to stop reading thrillers all together because it is too hard to find the good ones and I’m utterly fed up with the deluge of crap offerings that stray … Continue reading →

Posted in book review, Deon Meyer, South Africa | 9 Comments

Review: Trackers by Deon Meyer

Posted on January 26, 2012 by bernadetteinoz

It’s hard to know how to talk about TRACKERS without giving away too many of the book’s surprises which come from both story and structure so I shall err on the side of caution. I don’t think it’s letting too … Continue reading →

Posted in book review, Deon Meyer, South Africa | 14 Comments

Books of the Month – July 2010

Posted on August 1, 2010 by bernadetteinoz

That was Then July was a month of reading highs and lows for me. Undoubtedly my favourite book for the month (and the year so far) was Adrian Hyland’s Gunshot Road. I know I have become a bit of a broken … Continue reading →

Posted in Adrian Hyland (Aus), books of the month, Camilla Lackberg, Deon Meyer, Domingo Villar, Henning Mankell, Ian Rankin, Teresa Solana | 15 Comments

How do you say congratulations in Swedish?

Posted on July 24, 2010 by bernadetteinoz

By now everyone who cares is undoubtedly well aware that while I was sleeping on Friday night Johan Theorin’s The Darkest Room was awarded the 2010 UK Crime Writer’s Association’s International Dagger Award for crime fiction translated into English. My heartfelt congratulations … Continue reading →

Posted in Andrea Camilleri, Arnaldur Indriðason, Asa Larsson, Christian Jungersen, Claudia Pineiro, Deon Meyer, Hakan Nesser, Johan Theorin, Leif Davidsen, list, Luis Miguel Rocha, Mehmet Murat Somer, Michele Giuttari, Paco Ignacio Taibo II, Teresa Solana, Tonino Benacqusita | 6 Comments

And the winner is…

Posted on July 13, 2010 by bernadetteinoz

…I’ve no idea. The only thing that can be virtually guaranteed is that my personal selection for best of the shortlisted novels for the UK Crime Writers Association International Dagger Award for translated crime fiction will not be the one … Continue reading →

Posted in Andrea Camilleri, Arnaldur Indriðason, Deon Meyer, Johan Theorin, Stieg Larsson, Tonino Benacqusita | 12 Comments

Review: Thirteen Hours by Deon Meyer

Posted on July 12, 2010 by bernadetteinoz

This is the last book I needed to read to complete the 2010 CWA International Dagger Award shortlist and is the third book I have read by Deon Meyer. The story takes place across a single day. In the early … Continue reading →

Posted in book review, Deon Meyer, South Africa | 13 Comments

Books of the Month – June 2010

Posted on July 2, 2010 by bernadetteinoz

That Was Then I only finished 11 books in June and formally consigned one to the DNF pile. It’s hard to pick my favourite book for the month as both Blacklands by Belinda Bauer and The Darkest Room by Johan … Continue reading →

Posted in Adrian Hyland (Aus), Andrea Camilleri, Bateman, Belinda Bauer, books of the month, Deon Meyer, Elly Griffiths, Johan Theorin, John Hart, Leah Giarratano (Aus), Linda Castillo, Mario Vargas Llosa, Rob Kitchin, Stuart Neville | 13 Comments

Books of the month – April 2010

Posted on May 1, 2010 by bernadetteinoz

In an effort to make my end of year selection of best reads a little easier I have decided to sum up each month’s bookishness here at the blog. Most people would have started in January but I’ve never been … Continue reading →

Posted in Arnaldur Indriðason, books of the month, Deon Meyer, Leif Davidsen, Luis Miguel Rocha, Malla Nunn (Aus), Margot Kinberg, Matt Beynon Rees, Michele Giuttari, Shona MacLean, Simon Lelic | 3 Comments