The Dark Flood
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- Author：Deon Meyer
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Summary
The undisputed champion of South African crime - Wilbur Smith
One last chance。 Almost fired for insubordination， detectives Benny Griessel and Vaughan Cupido find themselves demoted， exiled from the elite Hawks unit and dispatched to the leafy streets of Stellenbosch。 Working a missing persons report on student Callie de Bruin is not the level of work they are used to， but it's all they get。 And soon， it takes a dangerous， deeply disturbing turn。
One last chance。 Stellenbosch is beautiful， but its economy has been ruined by one man。 Jasper Boonstra and his gigantic corporate fraud have crashed the local property market， just when estate agent Sandra Steenberg desperately needs a big sale。 Bringing up twins and supporting her academic husband， she is facing disaster。 Then she gets a call。 From Jasper Boonstra， fraudster， sexual predator and owner of a superb property worth millions， even now。
For Sandra， the stakes are high and about to get way higher。
For Benny Griessel， clinging to sobriety and the relationship that saved his life， the truth about Callie can only lead to more trouble。
Taut with intrigue， murder and suspense， exploding with action and excitement， The Dark Flood is a masterpiece from the author of Trackers and The Last Hunt。
One last chance。 Almost fired for insubordination， detectives Benny Griessel and Vaughan Cupido find themselves demoted， exiled from the elite Hawks unit and dispatched to the leafy streets of Stellenbosch。 Working a missing persons report on student Callie de Bruin is not the level of work they are used to， but it's all they get。 And soon， it takes a dangerous， deeply disturbing turn。
One last chance。 Stellenbosch is beautiful， but its economy has been ruined by one man。 Jasper Boonstra and his gigantic corporate fraud have crashed the local property market， just when estate agent Sandra Steenberg desperately needs a big sale。 Bringing up twins and supporting her academic husband， she is facing disaster。 Then she gets a call。 From Jasper Boonstra， fraudster， sexual predator and owner of a superb property worth millions， even now。
For Sandra， the stakes are high and about to get way higher。
For Benny Griessel， clinging to sobriety and the relationship that saved his life， the truth about Callie can only lead to more trouble。
Taut with intrigue， murder and suspense， exploding with action and excitement， The Dark Flood is a masterpiece from the author of Trackers and The Last Hunt。
Reviews
Carolyn Walsh
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My sincere thanks to NetGalley and Grove Atlantic for the latest exhilarating and informative crime thriller by Deon Meyer in return for an honest review。 I only became aware of the author's superb and complex police procedurals in 2020 and raced through most of his books。 Meyer bravely writes about crimes and corruption in present-day South Africa。 I regard his detective series as not only the best from South Africa but among the best in the world。 His books were initially written in Afrikaans My sincere thanks to NetGalley and Grove Atlantic for the latest exhilarating and informative crime thriller by Deon Meyer in return for an honest review。 I only became aware of the author's superb and complex police procedurals in 2020 and raced through most of his books。 Meyer bravely writes about crimes and corruption in present-day South Africa。 I regard his detective series as not only the best from South Africa but among the best in the world。 His books were initially written in Afrikaans and then translated。Deon Meyer presents a bold and searing portrait of the present turbulent political scene。 In his previous novel，' The Last Hunt，' I learned a new phrase， 'state capture。' This phrase referred to a scandal-plagued president， bribery for government contracts， corrupt government officials， the minister of police， and the director of public prosecutions， all involved in 'state capture。' Kleptocracy， bribes， and greed were infecting every political institution from the top down。 Anyone of honour who struggled with the desire for a fair and equitable society and challenged the country's dire state could face false charges， smear campaigns， loss of employment， and the danger of being labelled a traitor。 Detectives Bennie Griessel and his loyal partner， Vaughan Cupido， have been demoted from their elite Hawks unit based in Capetown for insubordination。 They are ordered to report to a police force in another town。 They are assigned to a routine case at a lower level than to what they had been accustomed。 A 20-year-old male student， Callie， has gone missing。 Before Griessel and Cupido were transferred from the Hawks， a young detective had been murdered。 He left behind clues hinting of corruption in the police department。 Griessel and Cupido have been interrupted in that investigation。 They must concentrate their efforts on finding out the motive for Callie's disappearance。 Their new location was a pleasant one， but the town is declining due to a collapse of the real estate market。 This resulted from extensive multi-million rand cooperative fraud by a greedy， scheming， extremely wealthy Jasper Boonstra。 Real estate agent Sandra Steenberg is under challenging negotiations with Jasper to sell one of his splendid properties。 She badly needs the commission because she has fallen deeply into debt。 Their home， car， and the children's private education are in jeopardy， and also her marriage to her academic husband as she has hidden their possible financial ruin from him。 The structure of this book was unique for me。 Short paragraphs alternate within chapters dealing with Griessel and Cupido trying to locate the missing student and their fear he may be murdered shortly， and Sandra's dealings with the evil， sexual predator， Jasper， who keeps changing the terms of the sales contract。 This alternating， back and forth approach to storytelling should not work but does superbly。 Tension and suspense were heightened， exploding with action， excitement， and dread。 All the cases eventually come together。 Will Griessel and Cupido find the motive for the abduction of the missing student， and is he dead or alive？ What about the murder of the young detective back in Capetown？ What will be Sandra's fate in the real estate dealings with the wicked Jasper？ A highly recommended series with glimpses of truth amidst a gripping， fictional crime story。 This was a well-plotted and complicated tale， with flawed but memorable characters。 I have ordered a copy of this book。 。。。more
Ingrid
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The master of crime writing。 I was SO excited when the English translation finally was released。 Deon Meyer is my all time favourite crime writer。 And The Dark Flood did not disappoint！ Although， I think it needs to be changed to a Benny Griessel and Vaughn Cupido novel now。 Benny and Vaughn are the cops I'd want looking for me if something went wrong。 And The Flower， Lt Col Mbali Kaleni， man， what a stand out leader！ You want her having your back like she does with her men。 To think， she starte The master of crime writing。 I was SO excited when the English translation finally was released。 Deon Meyer is my all time favourite crime writer。 And The Dark Flood did not disappoint！ Although， I think it needs to be changed to a Benny Griessel and Vaughn Cupido novel now。 Benny and Vaughn are the cops I'd want looking for me if something went wrong。 And The Flower， Lt Col Mbali Kaleni， man， what a stand out leader！ You want her having your back like she does with her men。 To think， she started off as a character everyone disliked at the start， at least in the eyes of the other people in the books of the years。 Cupido and Griessel are an incredible team and such deep characters。 I love how Deon Meyer has made them more than partners now。 They are two men with this deep friendship hardened over years of insane cases that sound made-up but really are so viable （ OK， maybe not "murder on the Blue Train" viable but SA viable）。 And I have never rooted so hard for a sub character - Sandra - ever to just be left in peaceI think it's time for a re read of the series to date。 If you have never read a Deon Meyer and you like crime novels， get a copy now。 You will not regret it。 。。。more
Sherry Stanton
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Another wonderful book， from Deon Meyer， of the two detectives， Benny Griessel & Vaughn Cupido， solving crimes in Stellenbosch。
Rowan
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Pretty good， but some weird translations。
Sandy Bisschoff
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One of his best。 If not THE best book of his that I've ever read。 I enjoyed it so much！ One of his best。 If not THE best book of his that I've ever read。 I enjoyed it so much！ 。。。more
Erica Smythe
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Brilliant read as always - proper page turner。 Benny Griessel & Vaughan Cupido doing what they do best with a few twists and turns along the way in my old home town。I hope it isn't too long before the next installment heads our way。 Brilliant read as always - proper page turner。 Benny Griessel & Vaughan Cupido doing what they do best with a few twists and turns along the way in my old home town。I hope it isn't too long before the next installment heads our way。 。。。more
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