Benny Griessel (8 books in series)
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review 1: Rather a 2,5 rating...For me it was not so good or surprising as Devil's Peak which I gave a 3 star rating. But compared to my other 2 star ratings it would be unfair to Deon Meyer's skillful writing to settle for only 2 stars. I also attribute it to my not really liking the crim...
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review 1: The plot is very good, two unconnected murders with a twist at the end. The race to save the back pack girl keeps you on your toes. The characters are interesting, the alcoholic white old cop who acts as mentor for the rooky cops, including the colored cop with a chip on the shou...
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review 1: Deon Meyer's novels amaze me. They not only contain gripping mysteries with a huge cast of characters, but they also teach so much about South Africa, its race relations, and government sectors. Thisbook was a knockout mystery. So many twists and turns and wrong alleys and red...
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review 1: I read the English version of this book, and would recommend it to anyone who enjoys a good crime thriller. Benny Griessel is a deeply flawed but extremely talented detective, who works under very difficult circumstances. The rich culture and heterogeneity of South Africa is beau...
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review 1: I thought that this was a well thought out crime novel. I wish I knew about the dictionary at the back prior to getting stuck into the novel but you can grasp what the author is getting at with the foreign lexis. At first I was quite apprehensive about the novel because I thought...
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review 1: I think this book was much better than my rating, but translated from Afrikaans I found some of it disconcerting. Every person is described over and over as black, white, or colored. That was odd. It dragged for me in the middle, but I read the end and then worked my way back qui...
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review 1: I really liked the premise for this book - crime fiction set in South Africa. I was hoping for a romping good thriller with lots of cultural flavour. Unfortunately this book doesn't deliver either. The main character is an alcoholic detective currently sober and helping his frien...
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review 1: The South African crime mystery novel genre is somewhat of a subspecies of a subspecies, but with this author it is addictive. The protagonist's cheeky and colorfully local language reveals his mindset, which when focused at solving crimes is effective. Interesting how some i...