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In '7 Days', a seasoned detective in South Africa faces a grisly series of killings: a police officer is shot dead, followed by the murder of another colleague the very next day. An anonymous email threatens that the next cop will be killed each day, unless a long‑cold case is resolved. With time as a relentless adversary, detective Benny Griessel must race against the clock and confront hidden truths about the region’s past, the police force, and the killer’s motives.
First publish date: 2012
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: Deon Meyer
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