Dead at Daybreak

Review “A remarkable achievement from a singular new talent.”       —Publishers Weekly [HC starred review] (Booklist)“Layers and layers of criminal history and political intrigue are exposed in Dead at Daybreak.”       —New York Times Book Review (AudioFile)“Meyer manages to ratchet up the tension so effectively that [listeners] will have a hard time deciding which mystery they wish to pierce first. . . . A narrative gem.”       —Booklist [HC starred review] “As the life of the broken-down South African detective unfolds, Vance’s soft-spoken style allows the depths of his character to come through.”      —AudioFile Product Description An antiques dealer robbed and killed, and the only clues are a scrap of blank paper and the unusual weapon used. Now ex-cop Zatopek ‘Zed’ van Heerden has fourteen days in which to fill in the blanks in this dead man’s past—a past which only seems to begin in 1983. About the Author Deon Meyer is the internationally acclaimed, prizewinning author of twelve thrillers, including 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.Simon Vance, a former BBC Radio presenter and newsreader, is a full-time actor who has appeared on both stage and television. He has recorded over eight hundred audiobooks and has earned five coveted Audie Awards, and he has won fifty-seven Earphones Awards from AudioFile magazine, which has named him a Golden Voice.