Order of Deon Meyer Books

Deon Meyer is a South African author of crime thriller novels. He earned his B.A. degree majoring in English and History from the Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, and his honours degree from the University of the Free State. Meyer worked for the South African print company Die Volksblad as a journalist and for Sanlam as a copywriter. Following that, he ran his own business creating and managing virtual communities. His last job before switching to writing was as a manager of special projects at BMW motorcycles.
Deon Meyer began his career as a writer when his short story was published in the magazine Huisgenoot. His first novel (in Afrikaans) was entitled Wie met vuur speel, which was published in 1994. His first novel to be published in English was Dead Before Dying, which was published in 1999 (originally published as Feniks in 1996). Below is a list of Deon Meyer’s books in order of when they were first published:
Publication Order of Benny Griessel Books
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Devil’s Peak |
(2004) |
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Thirteen Hours |
(2008) |
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Seven Days |
(2011) |
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Cobra |
(2013) |
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Icarus |
(2015) |
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The Woman in the Blue Cloak |
(2018) |
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The Last Hunt |
(2019) |
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The Dark Flood |
(2022) |
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Leo |
(2025) |
Publication Order of Lemmer Books
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Heart of the Hunter |
(2003) |
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Blood Safari |
(2007) |
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Trackers |
(2010) |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
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Fever / Koors |
(2016) |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
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Enjoy! |
(2012) |
Publication Order of Mat Joubert Books
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Dead Before Dying |
(1999) |
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Dead at Daybreak |
(2000) |
Publication Order of Thobela Mpayipheli Books
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Heart of the Hunter |
(2003) |
Notes: Devil’s Peak was also published as Infata. Dead at Daybreak is also known as Orion. Enjoy! was co-authored with Anita Meyer.