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Devil's Peak | 
 enlarge | Author: Deon Meyer
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
Category: Book
Buy New: £3.00
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 625451
Media: Paperback
Edition: Export Ed
Pages: 409
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6 x 1.3
ISBN: 0340897058
EAN: 9780340897058
ASIN: 0340897058
Publication Date: April 5, 2007
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Unholy Threesome April 22, 2008
Three very flawed but sympathetic characters populate this novel. There is Thobela Mpayipheli, a Black South African who was trained as an assassin by the East German secret police. Then there is Benny Griessel, alcoholic detective. And lastly, Christine van Rooyen, a prostitute with a three-year-old daughter. Somehow, their lives intertwine in a gripping story which keeps the reader off-balance all the way.
Initially, Thobela is introduced as a farmer who recently lost his wife, leaving him with a young boy who he loves very much. The boy is shot dead during an armed robbery, setting off a chain of events which leads Thobela to act as an avenging vigilante against abusers of children. Benny, once (and possibly even in his present continual alcoholic haze) a superior detective, is kicked out of his home by his long-suffering wife with the admonishment that he might be permitted to return if he stays sober for six months. Meanwhile, he is placed in charge of two important cases, including the serial killer of abused children. Christine's story alternates with the other two as she sits confessing to a priest. Her tale plays a pivotal role in the lives of the other two.
This is the author's fourth novel, each superior reading. His complex stories and descriptions of South Africa are exceptional, his characters unusual and graphic, his works top-notch. Like his previous efforts, Devil's Peak is highly recommended.
A great read for a rainy weekend August 22, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This thriller is an absolute cracker; one which makes meals, work and friends very inconvenient interruptions until you have finished reading the very last page. Meyer adds spice to a putrefying contemporary South African stew of murder, organised crime, rape and corruption to produce a very satisfying detective story. While this is a thriller first and foremost, the complex South African social backgound is handled with the refreshing honesty, clarity and bluntness that you would expect from an Afrikaans writer who has accepted and acknowledged the injustices of the past, loves his country and believes in it's future. The context may be a little strange for those who are unfamiliar with life in South Africa today, but I recommend perseverence!
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