{"product_id":"icarus","title":"Icarus","description":"\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the 2016 CWA International Dagger Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"South African author Deon Meyer's Benny Griessel series is one of the high points of contemporary crime fiction, and the fifth title, \u003ci\u003eIcarus\u003c\/i\u003e, is his best yet\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSouth Africa's preeminent crime fiction writer, Deon Meyer is internationally acclaimed for his razor's-edge thrillers, unforgettable characters, and nuanced portrayals of contemporary life in his native country. The fifth pulse-pounder starring Captain Benny Griessel, a lead detective in South Africa's priority crimes unit, delves into the country's burgeoning tech and wine industries. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA week before Christmas, a young photographer discovers a plastic-wrapped corpse amidst the sand dunes north of Cape Town. The only thing found on the corpse is a dead iPhone, but it doesn't take long for the police to identify the body as that of Ernst Richter--the tech whiz behind MyAlibi, an internet service that provides unfaithful partners with sophisticated cover stories to hide an affair. Meanwhile, Benny Griessel is called to the scene of a multiple homicide involving a former colleague, and four years of sobriety are undone on the spot. He emerges from his drunken haze determined to quit the force, but the take-no-sass Major Mbali Kaleni, now his boss, wants Griessel on the Richter case. The high-profile murder has already been the subject of fierce media speculation, with questions swirling about the potential for motive: could the perpetrator be one of the countless jilted spouses? An aggrieved client? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBefore the week is out, an unexpected connection to a storied family winery comes to light, and Griessel's reputation is again on the line. Mounting towards a startling conclusion, \u003ci\u003eIcarus\u003c\/i\u003e is another exceptional novel from the \"King of South African Crime.\"","brand":"Grove Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":52344909431000,"sku":"9780802125514","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0833\/0369\/4552\/files\/imageloader_509648fe-d9da-4cc0-b20c-5880b8b1aedd.jpg?v=1788291009","url":"https:\/\/bigredbooks.shop\/products\/icarus","provider":"Big Red Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}