Deon Meyer

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born

July 04, 1958 in Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa

gender

male

website

http://www.deonmeyer.com/

genre

Crime Fiction

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Deon Meyer was born in the South African town of Paarl in the winelands of the Western Cape in 1958, and grew up in Klerksdorp, in the gold mining region of Northwest Province.

After military duty and studying at the Potchefstroom University, he joined Die Volksblad, a daily newspaper in Bloemfontein as a reporter. Since then, he has worked as press liaison, advertising copywriter, creative director, web manager, Internet strategist, and brand consultant.

Deon wrote his first book when he was 14 years old, and bribed and blackmailed his two brothers into reading it. They were not impressed (hey, everybody is a critic ...)
Deon Meyer

Heeding their wisdom, he did not write fiction again until he was in his early thirties, when he started publishi...more

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Books by Deon Meyer

Average rating: 3.89 · 2,109 ratings · 409 reviews · 22 distinct works

	Thirteen Hours 4.09 avg rating — 502 ratings — published 2009 — 21 editions	My rating:
	Blood Safari 3.63 avg rating — 483 ratings — published 2007 — 22 editions	My rating:
	Devil's Peak 4.01 avg rating — 286 ratings — published 2004 — 15 editions	My rating:
	Trackers 3.77 avg rating — 212 ratings — published 2011 — 13 editions	My rating:
	Heart of the Hunter: A Novel 3.96 avg rating — 167 ratings — published 2002 — 11 editions	My rating:
	Dead Before Dying: A Novel 3.84 avg rating — 171 ratings — published 1999 — 15 editions	My rating:
	Dead at Daybreak 3.86 avg rating — 173 ratings — published 2000 — 18 editions	My rating:
	7 dae 4.23 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Wie Met Vuur Speel 3.86 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2007	My rating:
	Karoonag En Ander Verhale 3.81 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2009	My rating:

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Series by Deon Meyer

Benny Griessel (3 books)
by Deon Meyer

4.07 avg rating — 833 ratings

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