Dead Before Dying (CD-Audio)

from magentaflake

captain marcus joubert, large Africaaner. very enjoyable read.

from Icewineanne

This book took awhile to get going but I'm glad that I stuck with it. It's more than just a mystery. The book central character's personal and professional life is the central focus, the mystery is secondary. The African setting is interesting. It gave me a glimpse into a culture that I know very...

from maneekuhi

Mat Joubert has a lot of troubles. The mid-30's Capetown police captain has been a widower for two years, following the on-duty murder of his undercover police wife - and he still has difficulties dealing with the void in his life. Mat has a new boss who makes it clear that he wants a fit team, a...

from Ameise1

It was my first Meyer's but definitely not my last one. The story is taking place in Cape Town with all its problems as violence, difficulties of racism, politic etc.. M.A.T. Joubert working as a Captain at the Murder and Robbery department is the main character. He struggles with the murder of h...

from ebyrne41

My recent introduction to South African Deon Meyer was his newest crime novel (Trackers), and second up was this, his debut novel 'Dead before Dying' (published in the 1990s). A police procedural, I thought it just ok for a debut novel; not as good as Trackers, the ending was too much of a coinci...