Deon Meyer is a South African crime fiction author and screenwriter. A former journalist, advertising copywriter, internet manager and brand strategist, Deon has published seventeen novels and two short story collections. His books have been published in 28 languages in more than 40 countries world-wide. He has also written several series for television, and four screenplays for feature films, as well as producing and directing movies in his native Afrikaans.

Accolades for Deon’s books include Le Grand Prix de Littérature Policière (2003) and Le prix Mystère de la critique (2004) from France, the Deutsche Krimi Preis (2006, 2009), the Swedish Martin Beck Award (2010, 2021), the ATKV Prose Prize (2000, 2003, and 2004), the ATKV Suspense Fiction Prize (2008, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2019, 2021), the M-Net Award for Most Filmic Novel (2009, 2012), and the Barry Award for Best Thriller in the USA (2010)