{"product_id":"seven-days-a-benny-griessel-novel","title":"Seven Days: A Benny Griessel Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Sleekly done crime fiction layered with the cultural complexities of the new South Africa.\" -Joanne Wilkinson, \u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn Deon Meyer's \u003cem\u003eThirteen Hours\u003c\/em\u003e, which won the Barry Award for Best Thriller in 2011, Cape Town homicide detective Bennie Griessel struggled to solve the murder of an American girl, find her missing friend, and avoid drinking again, all in a single day.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn\u003cem\u003e Seven Days\u003c\/em\u003e, Griessel is given another nearly impossible task. Two police officers have been shot, and the department has received emails from the shooter alleging corruption and a cover up in a cold case. The shooter quotes scripture and threatens more violence until the cold case is solved.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe case in question is the murder of Hanneke Sloet, an ambitious lawyer stabbed to death in her luxury apartment. There's no apparent motive, no leads, and no promising forensic evidence. There's no sign of a struggle either; the front door to Sloet's apartment was not damaged, so Griessel is sure she either knew the killer, or the killer had a key. All in all, the original inspector seems to have done a thorough job, only to come up empty.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe one piece of evidence that Griessel finds promising is a set of provocative professional photos of herself that Sloet kept in her apartment. Perhaps jealous rage was the motive? Sloet's ex-boyfriend, who works at a vineyard making barrels, had the strength, the connection, and the access to the right type of blade, but he has an alibi that checks out.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnd then, another cop is shot.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePressure ramps up on Griessel, and on his feisty colleague, Captain Mbali Kaleni, who is hunting the shooter, trying desperately to find a connection to Sloet as the number of injured rise. The emails keep coming, and the shooter reaches out to the media. And then, as if Griessel's life isn't complicated enough, his girlfriend Alexa Bernard, a singer who was in Thirteen Hours, falls off the wagon herself thanks to the pressure of a big comeback concert.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSeven Days\u003c\/em\u003e is another fantastic novel from Deon Meyer, one of international crime fiction's stars. He has won major awards and is gaining new fans here, as his Barry Award and successful tour for \u003cem\u003eThirteen Hours\u003c\/em\u003e can attest.\u003cem\u003e Seven Days\u003c\/em\u003e is a completely gripping read, a brilliant amalgam of thriller and mystery.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Grove Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51942322143463,"sku":"9780802121745","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_045cd5ef-93d4-4ab7-b869-a47cfaf3327f.jpg?v=1775250323","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/seven-days-a-benny-griessel-novel","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}