Trackers
A Novel
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4.5 • 15 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Rhino smugglers, international espionage, and a missing person investigation collide in this "powerhouse read" from the acclaimed South African author (Publishers Weekly, starred review).
Lemmer's first rule is "Don't get involved." A highly skilled bodyguard with a violent, criminal past, he has settled into a quiet life in Loxton, South Africa. But when a wealthy farmer asks him to help save a pair of rare black rhinos by smuggling them out of Zimbabwe, Lemmer can't say no. Now he's on a small airplane, zipping across the border with a military-grade shotgun at his feet—sensing that he's about to regret breaking his own rule.
Weaving together Lemmer's story with a missing person investigation and the machinations of a top intelligence agency, Trackers is "a sprawling, invigorating and socially committed crime novel" (The Independent).
"Deon Meyer is one of the unsung masters." —Michael Connelly, New York Times–bestselling author of the Harry Bosch novels
"Meyer's ambition matches his execution in this brilliantly complex stand-alone thriller set in his native South Africa." —Publishers Weekly, starred review
"[Meyer is] the king of South African crime fiction." —Booklist, starred review
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Meyer's ambition matches his execution in this brilliantly complex stand-alone thriller set in his native South Africa. In 2009, Janina Mentz, director of the Presidential Intelligence Agency, is disturbed by rumors that her agency, a creation of a prior administration, will be folded into a new, consolidated national intelligence bureaucracy. Desperate to guard her turf, Mentz banks on information about an Islamic terror plot to preserve the PIA and her job. Her plan to thwart the terrorists and bulletproof her agency by showcasing its utility involves using Milla Strachan, an unemployed woman who's just left her husband, as a researcher. Meanwhile, the efforts of bodyguard Lemmer, who played a key role in Blood Safari, to smuggle endangered black rhinos out of Zimbabwe lead to unexpected trouble. Few readers will anticipate exactly how the separate plot strands will be resolved. This powerhouse read, which captures the many facets of modern South Africa, should be the American breakthrough book this talented author deserves.
