Thirteen Hours by Deon Meyer
Internationally acclaimed, prize-winning thriller writer Deon Meyer has been heralded as the King of South African Crime. In Thirteen Hours, morning dawns in Cape Town, and for homicide detective Benny Griessel it promises to be a very trying day. A teenage girl's body has been found on the street, her throat cut. She was an American--a PR nightmare in the #1 tourist destination in South Africa. And she wasn't alone. Somewhere in Cape Town her friend, Rachel Anderson, an innocent American, is hopefully still alive. On the run from the first page of Thirteen Hours, Rachel is terrified, unsure where to turn in the unknown city. Detective Griessel races against the clock, trying to bring her home safe and solve the murder of her friend in a single day. Meanwhile, he gets pulled into a second case, the murder of a South African music executive. Griessel's been sober for nearly six months--156 days. But day 157 is going to be tough. A #1 best seller in South Africa and a finalist for the CWA International Dagger, Thirteen Hours is an atmospheric, intensely gripping novel from a master storyteller.Deon Meyer is the author of twelve bestselling thrillers, including The Lady in the Blue Cloak, Fever, Icarus, Cobra, Seven Days, and the Barry Award-winning Thirteen Hours. His works have been translated into twenty-seven different languages. He resides in the South African town of Stellenbosch.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781410432414 |
| ISBN 10 | 1410432416 |
| Title | Thirteen Hours |
| Author | Deon Meyer |
| Series | Thorndike Thrillers |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Thorndike Press |
| Year published | 2010-12-01 |
| Number of pages | 675 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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