Deon Meyer
1) Blood safari
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Emma Le Roux hires a personal security expert when her believed-dead brother is named as a suspect in the murders of five people, a situation that exposes her to political tensions, corruption, and life-threatening violence.
2) Seven days
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In order to stop a shooting spree against cops, homicide detective Bennie Griessel is given the thankless task of solving a cold case that has no leads.
3) Trackers
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Lemmer, a highly skilled bodyguard with a violent, criminal past, has settled into a quiet life in Loxton, South Africa, where the rural tranquility has helped to calm his explosive temper. When a wealthy farmer asks for his help in smuggling a pair of rare black rhinos out of Zimbabwe (where they are murdered for their horns), he has a hard time saying no. Before he knows it, Lemmer is on a small airplane, zipping across the border, an airsickness...
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As morning dawns in Cape Town, Det. Capt. Benny Griessel finds himself facing a difficult day. A South African music executive has been shot dead. An American teenager's body has been found on the street, her throat cut. And her friend Rachel Anderson is somewhere in the city, terrified and alone, but hopefully still alive. For both cases, time is short and media attention is high. And while the homicide detective has been sober for 156 days, day...
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Six-foot five-inch Thobela "Tiny" Mpayipheli was once a feared freedom fighter, trained by the Stasi and KGB. Now, he's a family man working in a garage in post-apartheid South Africa. But when the daughter of one of Tiny's former associates comes to him with a desperate plea, he finds himself returning to his violent former life. With his old friend Johnny being held hostage, Tiny agrees to do whatever it takes to get him back safely. But as he races...
6) Beute
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Jäger oder Beute
Bennie Griessel plant zu heiraten - und muss sich dann um einen Fall kümmern, der eigentlich zu den Akten gelegt werden soll. Ein ehemaliger Polizist wurde in einem Luxuszug ermordet, und die geheimen Sicherheitsbehörden Südafrikas tun alles, um es nach einem Selbstmord aussehen zu lassen. Als ein zweiter Todesfall ebenfalls vertuscht werden soll, bekommt Griessel eine Ahnung davon, dass es um viel mehr geht als um Mord. Gewisse...
7) Icarus
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Wer hoch fliegt ...
Bennie Griessel war ein trockener Alkoholiker - bis zu dem Tag vor Weihnachten, als ein Freund seine Familie und sich selbst erschießt. Er beginnt wieder zu trinken, und als seine Kollegen ihn suchen, sitzt er im Gefängnis. Dabei hat Bennie einen neuen, spektakulären Fall. Ein Mann wird stranguliert an einem Strand aufgefunden. Ernst Richter hatte ein besonderes Geschäftsmodell. Allen, die fremdgehen wollten, versprach er,...
8) Hunting Emma
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Emma just wants to go home for the holidays. Gentle, beautiful, pacifist Emma has made the trip to her father's farm a thousand times. Piece of cake. But today, she witnesses six men from a violent drug syndicate killing a cop in cold blood. The men then hunt her like an animal.... But their clever prey soon becomes the hunter.