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Deon Meyer Books in Order

Deon Meyer has written 23 books, published between 1999 and 2025. The first book is Dead Before Dying (1999) and the newest is Leo (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
23
Published
1999–2025
Confirmed
16 of 23 titles
Pages on record
5,663 in 14 of 23 books
Reading time
94–142 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,663 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 14 of 23 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Deon Meyer, author

South Africa is the setting for Deon Meyer's crime novels. Benny Griessel heads the main series, with Mat Joubert, Lemmer and Thobela Mpayipheli leading the others, and Dead Before Dying (1999) opens the catalogue. Twenty-four books reach Leo in 2025, taking in missing persons, kidnapping, cold cases and vigilante justice.

How many Deon Meyer books are there?

Deon Meyer has 23 books, released between 1999 and 2025. They include 4 series and 7 titles listed outside any series.

Deon Meyer Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 23 Deon Meyer books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Heart of the Hunter by Deon Meyer, book 1 of the Thobela Mpayipheli series (2003)
  2. Cover of Devil's Peak by Deon Meyer, book 2 of the Benny Griessel series (2004)
  3. Cover of Thirteen Hours by Deon Meyer, book 3 of the Benny Griessel series (2008)
  4. Cover of Thirteen Hours by Deon Meyer (2010)
  5. Cover of Seven Days by Deon Meyer, book 4 of the Benny Griessel series (2011)
  6. Cover of Seven Days by Deon Meyer (2012)
  7. Cover of Cobra by Deon Meyer, book 5 of the Benny Griessel series (2013)
  8. Cover of Cobra by Deon Meyer (2014)
  9. Cover of Icarus by Deon Meyer, book 6 of the Benny Griessel series (2015)
  10. Cover of Fever / Koors by Deon Meyer, book 1 of the Deon Meyer Standalone Novels series (2016)
  11. Cover of Icarus by Deon Meyer (2016)
  12. Cover of The Last Hunt by Deon Meyer, book 8 of the Benny Griessel series (2019)
  13. Cover of The Last Hunt by Deon Meyer (2021)
  14. Cover of The Dark Flood by Deon Meyer, book 9 of the Benny Griessel series (2022)
  15. Cover of The Dark Flood by Deon Meyer (2023)
  1. 1
    Dead Before DyingBenny Griessel #11999 · 432 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1999432
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  2. 2
    Dead at DaybreakMat Joubert #22000 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2000416
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  3. 3
    Heart of the HunterThobela Mpayipheli #12003 · confirmed 3/4
    2003–
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  4. 4
    Devil's PeakBenny Griessel #22004 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004384
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  5. 5
    Blood SafariLemmer #12007 · 556 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007556
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    Thirteen HoursBenny Griessel #32008 · 560 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008560
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  7. 7
    Thirteen Hours2010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    TrackersLemmer #22010 · confirmed 3/4
    2010–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    Seven DaysBenny Griessel #42011 · 343 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2011343
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    Enjoy!Deon Meyer Non-Fiction #12012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    Seven Days2012 · 354 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012354
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  12. 12
    CobraBenny Griessel #52013 · 344 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013344
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  13. 13
    Cobra2014 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014352
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  14. 14
    IcarusBenny Griessel #62015 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015352
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  15. 15
    Fever / KoorsDeon Meyer Standalone Novels #12016 · confirmed 3/4
    2016–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  16. 16
    Icarus2016 · 386 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016386
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  17. 17
    The Woman in the Blue CloakBenny Griessel #72018 · confirmed 3/4
    2018–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  18. 18
    The Last HuntBenny Griessel #82019 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2019384
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  19. 19
    The Last Hunt2021 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2021384
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  20. 20
    The Dark FloodBenny Griessel #92022 · confirmed 3/4
    2022–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  21. 21
    The Dark Flood2023 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2023416
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  22. 22
    LeoBenny Griessel #102024 · confirmed 3/4
    2024–
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  23. 23
    Leo2025 · confirmed 1/4
    2025–
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Deon Meyer series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Deon Meyer books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Lemmer in order

2 books
  1. 1. Blood Safari
  2. 2. Trackers

Thobela Mpayipheli in order

1 book
  1. 1. Heart of the Hunter

Deon Meyer Non-Fiction

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Deon Meyer Standalone Novels

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Mat Joubert in order

1 book
  1. 2. Dead at Daybreak

Standalone books

7 books

7 Deon Meyer titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Deon Meyer books in order?

You only need to read Deon Meyer books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Deon Meyer

Start with Dead Before Dying (1999), the first Benny Griessel book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.

What is the newest Deon Meyer book?

Leo (2025) is the newest Deon Meyer book released so far.

Is there a new Deon Meyer book coming?

No next Deon Meyer book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards Deon Meyer has won

Wikidata records 4 awards and 1 nomination for Deon Meyer. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Trophées 8132021Won
  • Barry Award for Best Thriller2011Won
  • Prix Mystère de la Critique2004Won
  • Grand Prix de Littérature Policière2003Won
  • CWA International Dagger2010Shortlisted

Deon Meyer at a glance

Still publishing
Deon Meyer published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Deon Meyer books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
5,663 pages across the 14 of 23 books with a recorded length, a median of 384 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Deon Meyer books, 12 of 23, were published in the 2010s.

What the Deon Meyer books are about

16 of the 23 Deon Meyer books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: south africa is tagged on 11 of 16. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.