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The dark flood / Deon Meyer ; translated from Afrikaans by K.L. Seegers.

Meyer, Deon, (author.). Seegers, K. L., (translator.).

Summary:
"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, the ramifications of which could be devastating. 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 notorious 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. With propulsive and intricate plotting, sharp prose, and an ending that takes one's breath away just when the dust seems to have settled, The Dark Flood spotlights the state capture and corruption that has overtaken the country, lending political weight to a powerful story"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780802159601
  • ISBN: 0802159605
  • Physical Description: 407 pages ; 23 cm.
  • Edition: First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, [2022]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Originally published in Afrikaans in 2020 as Donkerdrif by Human & Rousseau"--Title page verso.
"First published in English in Great Britain in 2021 by Hodder & Stoughton, an Hachette UK company"--Title page verso.
Language Note:
In English. Translated from the Afrikanns.
Subject: Griessel, Benny (Fictitious character) > Fiction.
Murder > Investigation > Fiction.
Missing persons > Investigation > Fiction.
Genre: Detective and mystery fiction.
Thrillers (Fiction)
Novels.

Available copies

  • 8 of 8 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 8 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Annie Halenbake Ross Library F Mey (Text)
Memorial: In remembrance of Stanley Zimmerman by Debra J. Barker
00155151 ADULT Fiction Available -
Mason-Dixon Public Library Adults MEY Fiction (Text) 34262000775375 Main Room Available -
Pottsville Free Public Library FIC (Text) 30003009098813 Adult Fiction Available -
Allentown Public Library MEYER, DEON (Text) 34455006905778 Adult Fiction Available -
Bethlehem Main Library f (Text) 33062009595704 Adult Fiction Available -
Easton Main Library MEYER (Text) 31901004609527 Mystery & Suspense Available -
Pocono Mountain Public Library F Mey (Text) 35540000061851 PMPL 2nd Floor Fiction Available -
Wayne County Public Library MYS MEY (Text) 31843001288808 Mystery Available -


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