Trackers: A Novel

Deon Meyer

Sep 2011 · Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

About this ebook

Rhino smugglers, international espionage, and a missing person investigation collide in this “powerhouse read” from the acclaimed South African author (Publishers Weekly, starred review).
 
Lemmer’s first rule is “Don’t get involved.” A highly skilled bodyguard with a violent, criminal past, he has settled into a quiet life in Loxton, South Africa. But when a wealthy farmer asks him to help save a pair of rare black rhinos by smuggling them out of Zimbabwe, Lemmer can’t say no. Now he’s on a small airplane, zipping across the border with a military-grade shotgun at his feet—sensing that he’s about to regret breaking his own rule.
 
Weaving together Lemmer’s story with a missing person investigation and the machinations of a top intelligence agency, Trackers is “a sprawling, invigorating and socially committed crime novel” (The Independent).
 
“Deon Meyer is one of the unsung masters.” —Michael Connelly, New York Times–bestselling author of the Harry Bosch novels
 
“Meyer’s ambition matches his execution in this brilliantly complex stand-alone thriller set in his native South Africa.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review
 
“[Meyer is] the king of South African crime fiction.” —Booklist, starred review

Ratings and reviews

A great exciting read, however a little jumpy at times and the ending did not powerfully and unequivocally end the story

Brilliant, exquisitely wrought and delivered. Makes one proud to be South African.

About the author

Deon Meyer is an internationally acclaimed, prize-winning author of six crime novels, including Heart of the Hunter, Dead at Daybreak, and his latest, Thirteen Hours. His books have been translated into twenty languages. He lives on the western coast of South Africa.