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The Last Hunt

Whether you’re in it for the mystery or for the action, The Last Hunt delivers on both counts.

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Review of ‘The Last Hunt’

The sixth in Deon Meyer’s Detective Benny Griessel mysteries, The Last Hunt, splits its time—and chapters—between Griessel’s investigation of a murder aboard a luxury train and the recruitment of former revolutionary Daniel Darret to assassinate a corrupt South African president. The result is mystery, intrigue and riveting suspense.

Griessel and his seemingly always cynical (and…

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