Devil's Peak (novel)

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Devil's Peak
Author Deon Meyer
Original titleInfanta
TranslatorK. L. Seeger
Language Afrikaans
SeriesBenny Griessel Mysteries
Genre Crime
Set in2004
Published2004
Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
Publication placeSouth Africa
Published in English
2007
Pages409
ISBN 978-0-340-82265-4 (Eng. trans.)
Followed byThirteen Hours 

Devil's Peak is a detective novel by South African novelist Deon Meyer, first published in Afrikaans under the title Infanta in 2004. [1] [2] The English translation by K. L. Seeger was published under the title Devil's Peak in 2007, [3] [4] and it has since been translated into a number of other languages.

Contents

This novel begins a series of seven detective novels featuring Inspector Benny Griessel.

Plot summary

Thobela Mpayipheli is a former Umkhonto we Sizwe soldier and KGB assassin, who hangs up his boots to take care of his adopted son Pakamile. When Pakamile is killed in a random shooting by armed robbers, Thobela has only one thing on his mind: to do justice and hunt down child abusers across the country. He becomes a vigilante. Inspector Griessel, an alcoholic, takes charge of the investigation but he must also deal with his family problems. Intertwined with this is the story of Christine, a prostitute who becomes involved with a Colombian drug dealer and fears for her child.

Adaptations

Devil's Peak was adapted as a five-episode TV series for M-Net, with Hilton Pelser starring as Benny Griessel. [5] Written by Matthew Orton in consultation with Meyer, the series was directed by Jozua Malherbe and filmed in Cape Town. It also stars Shamilla Miller, Sisanda Henna, Gérard Rudolf, Masasa Mbangeni, and others. The series aired on M-Net from 29 October 2023, with BBC Studios handling international distribution rights. [6]

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References

  1. "Devil's peak : a novel" (library catalogue entry for 2008 edition published by Little, Brown, in New York). City of Woodland Library. Retrieved 6 January 2025. "First published in English in 2007 by Hodder and Stoughton ... and in Afrikaans by LAPA in 2004 under the title Infanta"--T.p. verso.
  2. "Deon Meyer's Devil's Peak to premiere on M-Net in South Africa". Blake Friedmann. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  3. Lewin, Matthew (20 July 2007). "Bring me my assegai". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  4. Meyer, D. (2007). Devil's Peak. Benny Griessel. Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN   978-0-340-89705-8 . Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  5. Goldbart, Max (8 September 2022). "'Gentleman Jack' Producer Lookout Point Behind South African Adaptation Of 'Devil's Peak' With Expanded Media". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  6. Ontong, Joel (6 October 2023). "'The nightmares and the night terrors': Delving into the darkness with the cast of Devil's Peak". Life. Retrieved 6 January 2025.