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The Woman in the Blue Cloak

By: Deon Meyer
Narrated by: Saul Reichlin
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The Woman in the Blue Cloak is a brilliant novella which will thrill and entertain fans of Deon Meyer's much-loved detective Benny Griessel.

Benny Griessel is a cop on a mission: he plans to ask Alexa Bernard to marry him. That means he needs to buy an engagement ring - and that means he needs a loan.

So Benny has a lot on his mind when he is called to a top-priority murder case. A woman's body is discovered, naked and washed in bleach, draped on a wall beside a picturesque road above Cape Town. The identity of the victim is a mystery, as is the reason for her killing.

Gradually, Benny and his colleague Vaughn Cupido begin to work out the roots of the story, which reach as far away as England and Holland... and as far back as the seventeenth century.

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Critic reviews

Praise for Deon Meyer's Benny Griessel series
One of the best crime writers on the planet
Crime fiction with real texture and intelligence.
The narrative is well-plotted, and the novel brings to life the rich and volatile diversity of contemporary South Africa. There's nothing flashy here, just a good story, very well told. Would there were more like it.
Tells a cracking story and captures the criminal kaleidoscope of a nation.
Deon Meyer is not just South Africa's greatest crime writer, he's up there with the best in the world
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Another groot hit from these Kaapie coppers. Love it and the narration is more than excellent.

Kwaai ekse!

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Loved from start to finish. Got my wife into Bennie Griesel. Both Bennie and Vaughn are so real with faults and strenghts.

A winner.

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I enjoyed the story a bit different from the previous books not so much on the alcoholism side of things which was good I enjoy the characters and have enjoyed the whole series and as far as the narration goes Saul is first class one of the best narrators the way he makes the characters come to life with different voices. I can only say a previous reviewer of this book must have been tone deaf.
In this book there was the laugh out loud moments with Cupido they make a great team.
My only disappointment was how short the book was why only 3 hours?

I enjoyed it just was too short

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