Hardback: Detective Benny Griessel used to drink to keep the tide of tragedy at bay. Now he has been dry for 602 days.
But the waters are rising again, battering his defences just when his unique skills are most needed by his team.
Celebrity internet entrepreneur Ernst Richter is missing. His company, Alibi, supplies cover stories to facilitate affairs - and plenty of people have threatened to kill him, from jealous husbands to religious extremists.
So when Richter's body is found in the sand dunes outside Cape Town, the authorities brace themselves for a media frenzy. The Police Service need their best people. They need Benny. Sober.
Meanwhile, a young man contacts a Cape Town lawyer. His story of family strife and cruel luck is intertwined with the history of the wine business in South Africa - but how is it connected to the murder of Ernst Richter?
Page-turning suspense and one of the great detectives of contemporary crime fiction combine to make Icarus (2015) - the fifth book in the outstanding Benny Griessel series - a novel of deep humanity and driving power. Icarus is translated from the Afrikaans by K L Seegers.
About the author: Deon Meyer is the winner of the Deutscher Krimi Preis 2009 for Blood Safari, Le Grand Prix de Littérature Policière 2003 for Dead Before Dying and Le Prix Mystère de la Critique 2004 for Dead At Daybreak, which was adapted for an Afrikaans M-Net TV series (SA).
Thirteen Hours was the winner of the Barry Award in the Best Thriller category 2011 and was shortlisted for the Macavity Award in the Best Mystery Novel category 2011, the Boeke Prize 2011, and the CWA International Dagger 2010. Rights have been sold in 27 countries and many of his books have been optioned for film.
Deon is a bestseller in South Africa and France and is constantly in demand for appearances at festivals and tours around the world.
Rating: 6/5
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