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Heart of the Hunter by Deon Meyer

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Deon Meyer does a fantastic job to bring us a truly African hero in Tiny Mpayipheli. Like many South African freedom fighters he was trained in Soviet Russia, but his special talents were quickly noticed by his trainers. Having spent years as an assassin for the East Germans, he returned to a quiet life in the post-apartheid democracy. However as so often happens, he is forced out of retirement to keep a promise to a friend. His job, get a computer hard drive to Lusaka. It comes as no surprise that there are several parties after the drive including SA Intelligence, the CIA and an unknown third party. Drawing on the great African landscapes and the rich, if tragic, history of South Africa, the author takes us along the pursuit of Mpayipheli on a BMW GS1150 motorcycle. A thrilling and suspense-filled story that will have fans of this genre begging for more. Having shown that he's a master of South African crime fiction, Meyer displays his extraordinary talents with a great spy thriller. An enjoyable read.



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