'An impressively tangled web and taut narrative keeps the reader guessing until the last couple of pages' -- Heat*** 'A plot-driven page-turner...Joubert is a haunted yet sympathetic protagonist' -- Bookpage 'Meyer subtly juxtaposes the heartbreak of the victims' families with the heartbroken detective assigned to their cases. Using humour and pathos in equal measure, Meyer builds a deeply moving portrait of a man in search of his own dignity' -- Booklist (Starred Review) 'The atmosphere of a hot, turbulent country is very vividly evoked, and the characterisation is dynamic enough to make the familiar plot come up as fresh as paint. A striking debut novel' -- Crime Time 'Hooked me right from the start...a thriller with some weight attached and that is a rare find' -- Michael Connelly on HEART OF THE HUNTER 'Out of post-apartheid South Africa comes a thriller good enough to nip at the heels of le Carre ... Wonderful setting; rich, colourful cast' -- Kirkus Reviews*, on HEART OF THE HUNTER 'A brilliant book. Deon Meyer does an excellent job of developing a whole range of characters who are affected by the changes in South Africa in different ways. And Thobela, a giant of a man in search of redemption, is a wonderful hero.' -- Michael Ridpath, author of THE PREDATOR, on HEART OF THE HUNTER 'Like post-war Germany, post-apartheid South Africa offers fertile ground for reflective fiction ... Senior editor at Little, Brown, Judy Clain, a fellow South African, says, Meyer has an extraordinary landscape - a changed world where the ghosts of the past play a huge role. ' -- Publishers Weekly, on HEART OF THE HUNTER 20041122 'With simmering racial tensions, a bounty of natural resources, and a government whose members worked both sides of the cold-war fence, South Africa should prove fertile ground for many fine spy thrillers to come. Don't be surprised if quite a few of them are written by Meyer.' -- Booklist*, on HEART OF THE HUNTER 20041122
