The Dark Flood, Deon Meyer
The Dark Flood, Deon Meyer
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The Dark Flood
A Benny Griessel Novel

Author: Deon Meyer

Narrator: Saul Reichlin

Unabridged: 14 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/03/2022


Synopsis

Having jeopardized their careers in an unauthorized investigation that threatened to reveal the corruption in South Africa's halls of power, Benny Griessel and Vaughn Cupido have been demoted from the elite Hawks police unit. While waiting to be transferred from Cape Town to seemingly mundane duty in Stellenbosch, Griessel receives a disturbing, anonymous letter: "I can only trust you and Captain Cupido. There is an adder in our bosom. Be careful of phone calls."

Assigned to investigate the disappearance of Callie de Bruin, a young university student and brilliant computer programmer, they hit dead ends until the trail, including the death of a fellow officer, leads to a series of gun heists and the alarming absence of certain weapons from the police registry.

As Griessel and Cupido intensify their search for de Bruin, real estate agent Sandra Steenberg confronts her own crisis: state corruption has caused the real estate market to crash, exacerbating the dire financial straits facing her family. When billionaire Jasper Boonstra contacts her to represent a major property he wants to sell, she pushes aside her concerns about his reputation as playboy and swindler. And then Boonstra himself disappears, and Griessel is forced to juggle between Boonstra's bitter wife, protective lawyer, and Steenberg, the last person to see him alive.

About Deon Meyer

Deon Meyer is the internationally acclaimed, prizewinning author of thirteen thrillers, including The Last Hunt, The Woman in the Blue Cloak, Fever, Icarus, Cobra, Seven Days, and the Barry Award-winning Thirteen Hours. His books have been published in twenty-seven languages. He lives in Stellenbosch, South Africa.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Tania on December 13, 2020

Elke jaar kan ek nie wag vir die nuwe Deon Meyer publikasie nie, maar maak nie saak hoe hoog my verwagtinge is nie, ek word nooit teleurgestel nie. Donkerdrif is nog 'n eksie-perfeksie hoofstuk in die Bennie Griessel reeks, en ek was vasgevang van die aksiebelaaide opening tot die laaste bladsy. Eers......more

Goodreads review by Shannon M (Canada) on June 08, 2022

I started reading Deon Meyer’s novels many years ago, before he achieved international recognition and acquired an American publisher. He writes his books in Afrikaans, so there was always an 18-month wait to obtain the English translation from his UK publisher. Now that he has an American publisher......more

Goodreads review by Klaas on May 27, 2021

Another good installment in the Bennie Griessel series. As far as Police Procedurals go, this is one of the best series I've read, very enjoyable cast and excellent police cases. This was not the best in the series but certainly entertaining. It always feels good to be back in Cape Town for this seri......more

Goodreads review by Nicola on October 31, 2020

Soms, in onsekere tye soos hierdie, soek jy na iets wat bekend is. Iets wat jy weet wat jy gaan kry, iets wat jy WEET jy gaan van hou. En dan kom die nuwe Deon Meyer uit en jy weet sommer dit gaan lekker wees. Dis soos om saam met ou vriende te kuier na ‘n lang tyd. Jy tel net weer op en kuier verde......more

Goodreads review by Abibliofob on June 19, 2022

The Dark Flood or as my copy is called Mörk Flod by Deon Meyer is the latest Benny Griessel mystery from southafrica and it's one of the best in this series in my mind. Full of mysteries and politics and a good measure of humor. It is a fast read and the complications our Hawks get involved with are......more