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Dead at Daybreak

By: Deon Meyer
Narrated by: Saul Reichlin
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A South African antiques dealer is murdered with a single bullet from an M-16 assault rifle. The contents of his safe are missing, and the only clues are a scrap of blank paper and the unusual weapon used: a gun that's generally the choice of mercenaries, not burglars. Now ex-cop Zed van Heerden has seven days to fill in the blanks in this dead man's past - a past that appears only to start in 1983.©2003 Deon Meyer (P)2003 W.F. Howes Ltd Action & Adventure Mystery Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Suspense Thriller & Suspense

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"Meyer keeps the suspense moving throughout the third-person narrative, alternating back and forth with van Heerden's own first-person account of his past. This is a remarkable achievement from a singular new talent." ( Publishers Weekly)
"The author once again mines South Africa's fertile history of racial conflict and cold war gamesmanship for a narrative gem." ( Booklist)
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I like how many of his characters come up in the course of the book

Another great storyline

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One of the best books so far. Deon Meyer writes with insight and compassion. His characters live and suffer. And the narrator is outstanding. More from this author please!

BRILLIANT

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I chose this book because the narrator is so good. However, the story did not dissapoint it was a great book with strong charaters and story line.

Entertaining great narrator

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I almost didn't buy this one, but am so glad I did. Would definitely buy something else by this author. The reader is excellent -- all the South African accents were superb, but then the reader is South African (I think) so that makes sense. The story rolls right along, becoming more intriguing as it goes and the lead character is terrific. A great listen. I highly recommend it.

Great read!

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Kept me on the edge of my seat from first to last! I loved it!

Outstanding!!!

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Again, I was facinated by the story, the characters and the writer's attention to detail.

Can't wait for more from Deon Meyer

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Narrator good voice, easy to listen to. Reading speed good. Would get more audiobooks with temhe same narrator

Loved the storyline - past & present

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This book fulfilled all my requirements for a good thriller.
1. Strong characters
2. Excellent plot well revealed
3. Unusual setting in South Africa
4. Plenty of action
5. Well read.
6. Shows an awareness of culture.
Perhaps some of the writing could be even tauter, a few of the passing thoughts meandered over long, romance was not that well developed but nevertheless
I immediately went out and listened to another in the same series.



First rate plot, scene and character development

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the story line was exciting but the narrator made the story come alive.he was superb. I'm sorry to hear of his passing. I will be looking for more of his work.

superb narrator

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As a person from Cape Town, South Africa, Thank you .... to both Deon Meyer and Saul Reichlin

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