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bracky's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
christa_amnell's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
cdeane61's review against another edition
5.0
You can't read a Deon Meyer novel without learning something interesting about South Africa.
He is masterful at intertwining South Africa's history, culture and general ambiance into his tales.
The stories themselves are a wonder, deep, even painful character studies, interesting situations and plot lines, even interesting structures, like interspersing a lawyer/client interview throughout.
These books are addictive, I will eagerly seek out the next.
He is masterful at intertwining South Africa's history, culture and general ambiance into his tales.
The stories themselves are a wonder, deep, even painful character studies, interesting situations and plot lines, even interesting structures, like interspersing a lawyer/client interview throughout.
These books are addictive, I will eagerly seek out the next.
matosapa's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
christyrunsdc's review against another edition
2.0
This is the worst murder mystery I have ever read. There was no suspense build up and the murderer wasn't introduced until 10 pages before the end of the 360 page novel. The motive wasn't brought into the mix until 8 pages before the end. There was no mystery or intrigue throughout the novel and it lacked everything that makes a crime drama/murder mystery a good read. I've never been to South Africa, but the mix of Afrikaans interspersed with English seemed forced. Skip this one.
andrewspink's review against another edition
3.0
This was the first book I had read by Deon Meyer and having read a lot of positive reviews, was looking forward to it. I had a bit of a mixed reaction. On the one hand the characters were all well developed, the plot had some interesting twists and the suspense built up towards the end. On the other hand it was rather filled with stereotypes of the detective novel; the policeman whose personal life was destroyed by the job, the initial suspects who turn out not to be guilty and the 'good-cop, bad-cop' interviewing techniques. But all in all, an enjoyable holiday read (it was from the 'vakantiebieb').