Wine and Crime with Deon Meyer

Join acclaimed South African crime fiction novelist and screenwriter Deon Meyer whose bestsellers include Blood Safari (2009) and Fever (2017). Two of his works, Heart of the Hunter and Trackers have been adapted to the big screen (Heart of the Hunter is currently available on Netflix).

He will discuss with translator and editor Georges Lory his latest and upcoming publications, The Last Hunt (2021) and Leo (2024). The event includes a complimentary glass of wine.

South Africa’s Western Cape and the French Bordeaux regions may have little in common besides their reputation for wine… that is, until Deon Meyer comes into play. In the thrilling tale of murder and political intrigue that is The Last Hunt (La Proie, Gallimard, 2021), a mysterious cold case leads elite South African police officers to cross paths with a former ANC fighter retired in the Southwest of France. Their story, however, does not end there, and is pursued in the soon-to-be released Leo (Hodder & Stoughton, 2024) where a student’s death proves to run deeper than expected.

These two lovers of literature and wine will take you to Bordeaux through the lens of Deon Meyer’s thriller saga. You are in for some thrills (but no spills)!