for Capetown fans

an absolute "must have". A fast and suspensful story, lot's of interesting and colourful characters and the best narrator I know. Even though the plot was too slim for my liking the story told was one of the best especially with Saul Reichlin making up all the different southafrican accents - a fantastic listen !

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Gripping

I found this to be an edge of the seat thriller - but was somehow a bit disappointed in the way the ending was put together, I felt it was a little too rushed and pat.

Saul Reichlin is one of my favourite narrators, he is brilliant with different accents and really makes the story come to life.

I enjoyed this overall.

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futsack

it is very honest you never loose the willing suspension of disbelief, it is sweet and horrific but genuinely a bloody good read my china.

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Great Read.

This is my first venture into the books of Deon Meyer. I am happy to say it will not be my last, since reading Thirteen Hours, I have purchased another two Deon Meyer novels, they are sitting in my library, and I don't think that I'll be able to wait much longer before I return to Cape Town.

This is a well crafted book, a great plot, good procedural police thriller set amongst the beutiful backdrop of table Mountain, Cape Town is brought to life by Meyer, the lifestyle of all races, Black White and coloured are portrayed in a well balanced ansympathetic way. Meyer really does appear to be trying to give the reader a reflection of what it is like to live in the rainbow nation that is the modern South Africa.

Written in a gritty style, some horrific scenes, but all delivered with more than a little humour. Fast paced, great Characters, I can't wait to meet them again. I highly recommend that you take some time and enjoy this great book.

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Wow.

An intriguing story, skilfully told weaving seamlessly through different narrative styles. I shall be looking for more by this author.

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An engaging listen....

Where does Thirteen Hours rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This is an exciting listen. The book certainly rates highly amongst all the books I have listened to. Once I find an author I tend to listen to everything that is available in the AUDIBLE library. This book stands out as spectacular.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Thirteen Hours?

The best part is when the heroine manages to befriend an older man who lets her clean up and gives her some food. The listener almost expects the heroine to get caught but luckily the old man looks after her whilst she contacts her parents.

What does Saul Reichlin bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

Saul Reichlin is a South African and is adept at voicing all the characters from Black South Africans to the Voortrekkers and the more modern whites working in the large cities. His depiction of the characters lends a strength and credence to the book that carries you along the trail superbly laid by Deon Meyer.

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Laugh or cry? No but the emotions that are raised are ones of outrage at the ineptitude of the local police force, protectiveness about the heroine and a frisson of fear at the antics of the "baddies".

Any additional comments?

A recommended listen!

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Brilliant

loved it! one of my favourites, thrilling with non stop action...Fantastic narration...makes me feel like I'm back home in Cape Town..

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Tense thriller

Tense thriller, that leaves you feeling hunted. At times too well described for comfortable listening, but is fast paced and as ever exceptionally well narrated. Thrilling ending.

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Great plot, good characters.

Really love this author, both in the original Afrikaans, English and audible versions.
Great plot, superb character development and Saul Reichlin gets the accents and personalities fairly spot on.

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A new culture to experience

What did you like best about this story?

I've not read/listened to anything based in post-apartheid South Africa, so I found this an interesting introduction to the country and some of the issues it still faces - even though it's a crime novel!

Any additional comments?

Now and again the plot seemed to drag a bit - I'm not sure if this was because I listen in quite a fragmented way (an hour or so most days) and so it was less cohesive, but I found myself wondering sometimes *why* something was getting described? Was it necessary for the plot? I'm not sure now whether it was, or whether some tighter editing would have helped, but overall it was a good and interesting story, with well-described characters and two seemingly unconnected threads which were obviously going to come together somehow, but just how they would do so was hard to predict.

I've found myself thinking since then (partly because Mandela's death brought South Africa back to mind again) that I might read/listen to more of his books, so that in itself is an indication that this book was good (IMO).

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