Ikarus – Deon Meyer

Nielsen Booksellers’ Awards Shortlisted Book

On December 17th, the body of Ernst Richter was exposed at the dunes beyond Parklands – Ernst Richter, alleged internet entrepreneur and the owner of the contentious site Alibi.co.za, disappeared inexplicably a month ago. Even in normal circumstances the Hawks, Benny Griessel and Vaughn Cupido, would have struggled because at Alibi.co.za everyone lies through their teeth. But circumstances are not normal. Griessel has started to drink again and Cupido is in love. December 24th, a young viticulturist confessed to a lawyer in Cape Town which turned the entire case on its head. Christmas will never be the same again. 

Deon Meyer was born in Paarl on July 4, 1958. He has an Honours Degree from the University of the Free State. In the 1980s he worked as a journalist at Die Volksblad, the University of the Free State ‘s Public Relations Bureau and in 1989 he joined Sanlam in Cape Town as advertising copywriter. In 1991, he was appointed manager of Internal Communications and Creative Director of Sanlam’s Advertising Department. He started his own company specialising in the creation and management of virtual communities on the Internet. He is currently a full-time writer. Deon Meyer ‘s novels have been published in more than 25 languages.

Ikarus is published by Human & Rousseau