Der traurige Polizist

**WINNER OF THE AKTV PRIZE FOR BEST AFRIKAANS THRILLER OF 2024**GRIESSEL AND CUPIDO ARE EXPECTING A QUIET LIFEDetectives Benny Griessel and Vaughn Cupido remain on duty in beautiful Stellenbosch, but run-of-the-mill police work in a leafy university town famed for its vineyards is a far cry from their previous life in Cape Town fighting crime at the highest level. For now, Benny has more pressing things to worry about - it's the countdown to his wedding day on 12 June.BUT THE PEACE IS ABOUT TO BE SHATTEREDWhen a student is found dead on a mountain trail, and the key suspect, a local businessman, is found murdered in what looks like a professional hit delivering a message - suffocated by fast-action filler foam sprayed down his throat - Griessel and Cupido both know this the work of professionals. Benny also knows he needs a cool head to untangle this web of deceit, and to manage the incessant pressure. He needs to stay calm, focused - and sober. And it all needs to be wrapped up by 12 June.THE CLOCK IS TICKING. AND CHAOS IS COMING...Praise for Deon Meyer:'One of the best crime writers on the planet' Mail on Sunday 'Storytelling at its best' Michael Connelly 'One of the giants of crime fiction' El Mundo 'Crime writing at its best' Tess Gerritsen'Up there with the best in the world' The TimesReader reviews:'A commendable book, in a fantastic setting, by an excellent author''You can always depend on Deon for a good read and this is tough, raw and exciting''Simply brilliant!

Die Geschichte einer Stadt - und eines Mordes. Nicolaas Storm erzählt eine große Geschichte - darüber, wie er gemeinsam mit seinem Vater einen Platz zum Leben sucht. Ein Fieber hat die Welt verändert: Gangs ziehen umher, es gibt keinen Strom mehr, wilde Tiere bedrohen die Dörfer. Wie die ersten Siedler müssen die Menschen alles neu lernen. Den vielen Widrigkeiten zum Trotz glaubt Nico an einen Neuanfang, und er verliebt sich in Sofia, das wildeste Mädchen, dem er jemals begegnet ist. Dann aber passiert ein Mord, der alles verändert. Ein spannendes Epos mit einem wunderbaren Helden - ein Roman über das, was Menschen und menschliches Zusammensein ausmacht. Vom besten Spannungsautor Südafrikas. 'Großartig.' Stephen King

'Ein mitreißender Thriller.' Hamburger AbendblattEr heißt Lemmer, sein Job ist es, Bodyguard zu sein. Als Emma, eine weiße Südafrikanerin, ihn anheuert, hofft Lemmer auf einen harmlosen Job. Sie meint, ihren Jahre verschwundenen Bruder in den Nachrichten gesehen zu haben. Angeblich hat er skrupellos vier Wilderer getötet. Kaum sind sie im Kruger-Park angekommen, muss Lemmer den ersten Anschlag auf Emma vereiteln. Er beginnt zu begreifen, dass er einer Sache auf der Spur ist, die etliche Nummern zu groß und zu gefährlich für ihn ist.'Eine abenteuerliche Geschichte durch Südafrikas Wildnis, Gesellschaft und Geschichte. Deon Meyer wird immer besser.'Die WeltAusgezeichnet mit dem Deutschen Krimipreis.

From the author of Thirteen Hours - A Sunday Times '100 best crime novels and thrillers since 1945' pick<BR><BR>Why would a mathematics professor from Cambridge University, renting a holiday home outside Cape Town, require a false identity and three bodyguards? And where is he, now that they are dead? The only clue to the bodyguards' murder is the snake engraved on the shell casings of the bullets that killed them.<BR><BR> Investigating the massacre, Benny Griessel and his team find themselves being drawn into an international conspiracy with shocking implications. It seems it is not just the terrorists and criminals of Britain and South Africa who may fear the Professor's work, but the politicians too.<BR><BR> As the body count begins to spiral viciously, Benny must put his new-found love life aside and focus on finding the one person who could give him a break in the case: a teenage pickpocket on the run in the city. But Benny is not the only person hunting for Tyrone Kleinbooi . . . <BR><BR>Shortlisted for the CWA International Dagger, COBRA is a relentlessly suspenseful, topical and richly rewarding novel from an author who is acclaimed around the world as a brilliant voice in crime fiction.

Ein Wettlauf gegen die Zeit hält Benny Griessel in Atem.Endlich werden die geschassten Ermittler Bennie Griessel und Vaughn Cupido wieder in den Rang von Captains zurückversetzt. Doch die Freude währt nicht lang, denn bald fordert ein komplizierter Fall die volle Aufmerksamkeit der beiden: Ein ehemaliger Polizeisergeant ist bei einem bizarren Unfall gestorben. Hat der Vorfall etwas mit dem explodierten Wohnwagen zu tun, in dem ebenfalls ein Mann zu Tode kam? Griessel und Cupido läuft die Zeit davon: Das erste Treffen eines Ausschusses der BRICS-Staaten steht unmittelbar bevor. Es soll ausgerechnet hier in Stellenbosch stattfinden. Und die Hinweise verdichten sich, dass ein Anschlag geplant ist.

'The undisputed champion of South African crime' - Wilbur Smith<BR><BR>One last chance. Almost fired for insubordination, detectives Benny Griessel and Vaughn Cupido find themselves demoted, exiled from the elite Hawks unit and dispatched to the leafy streets of Stellenbosch. Working a missing persons report on student Callie de Bruin is not the level of work they are used to, but it's all they get. And soon, it takes a dangerous, deeply disturbing turn.<BR><BR>One last chance. Stellenbosch is beautiful, but its economy has been ruined by one man. Jasper Boonstra and his gigantic corporate fraud have crashed the local property market, just when estate agent Sandra Steenberg desperately needs a big sale. Bringing up twins and supporting her academic husband, she is facing disaster. Then she gets a call. From Jasper Boonstra, fraudster, sexual predator and owner of a superb property worth millions, even now.<BR><BR>For Sandra, the stakes are high and about to get way higher. <BR><BR>For Benny Griessel, clinging to sobriety and the relationship that saved his life, the truth about Callie can only lead to more trouble.<BR><BR>Taut with intrigue, murder and suspense, exploding with action and excitement, The Dark Flood is a masterpiece from the author of Trackers and The Last Hunt.<BR><BR>'One of the best crime writers on the planet' - Daily Mail

Der beste Polizist von KapstadtEines kann Bennie Griessel gar nicht gebrauchen: Ärger. Er ist trockener Alkoholiker, er belügt seine Kollegen, und er ist bei seiner Freundin Alexa eingezogen. Ein Riesenfehler! Als auf einem Weingut drei Bodyguards erschossen werden und ein berühmter britischer Mathematiker verschwindet, will der südafrikanische Geheimdienst den Fall übernehmen, doch Bennie widersetzt sich. Die Täter sind völlig skrupellos und hinterlassen nur eine Spur: Geschosse mit dem Kopf einer Schlange. Einer könnte Bennie helfen: Tyrone, ein smarter, gerissener Taschendieb aus Kapstadt. Denn er hat etwas, das die Mörder suchen: ein Handy mit geheimen Daten.Packend, voller wunderbarer Schauplätze und mit einem unvergleichlichen Helden - Deon Meyers Meisterwerk'Ein Thriller besonderer Güte.' Leipziger Volkszeitung 'Auf der stilistischen, ambitionierten Höhe des modernen, rasanten Spannungsromans - für den anspruchsvollen Krimileser.' Frankfurter Rundschau

In the latest thriller from internationally acclaimed writer Deon Meyer, Captain Benny Griessel is forced to take a case involving a controversial tech figure while coping with the death of a colleague.<BR>Shortlisted for the 2016 CWA International Dagger Award<BR> <BR>Shortlisted for the 2016 Nielsen Booksellers' Choice Award<BR> <BR>An Amazon Best Book of the Month<BR> <BR>Named a Best Book of the Year by the Boston Globe and Financial Times<BR> <BR>One of Publishers Weekly's Best Audiobooks of 2015<BR> <BR>Deon Meyer, South Africa's preeminent crime fiction writer, is internationally acclaimed for his razor's-edge thrillers, unforgettable characters, and nuanced portrayals of contemporary life in his native country. The latest pulse-pounder starring Captain Benny Griessel, a lead detective in South Africa's Priority Crimes Investigation unit, delves into a high-profile murder case and the country's burgeoning tech and wine industries.<BR>A week before Christmas, a young photographer discovers a plastic-wrapped corpse amidst the sand dunes north of Cape Town. It doesn't take long for the police to identify the body as that of Ernst Richter-the tech whiz and founder of Alibi, an internet service that provides unfaithful partners with sophisticated cover stories to hide their affairs. Meanwhile, Benny Griessel is called to the scene of a murder-suicide involving a former colleague, and 602 days of sobriety are undone on the spot. He seems determined to drink away his career, but the take-no-sass Major Mbali Kaleni, now his boss, wants Griessel on the Richter case. The murder has already been the subject of fierce media speculation, with questions swirling about the potential for motive: could the perpetrator be one of the countless jilted spouses? An aggrieved client? Before the week is out, an unexpected connection to a troubled family winery comes to light, and Griessel must either quit drinking and close the case, or risk losing everything he loves. Mounting towards a startling conclusion, Icarus is another first-rate novel from the "King of South African Crime."