Trackers: A Novel
<DIV><B>Rhino smugglers, international espionage, and a missing person investigation collide in this “powerhouse read†from the acclaimed South African author (<I>Publishers Weekly, </I>starred review).</B><BR />  <BR /> Lemmer’s first rule is “Don’t get involved.†A highly skilled bodyguard with a violent, criminal past, he has settled into a quiet life in Loxton, South Africa. But when a wealthy farmer asks him to help save a pair of rare black rhinos by smuggling them out of Zimbabwe, Lemmer can’t say no. Now he’s on a small airplane, zipping across the border with a military-grade shotgun at his feet—sensing that he’s about to regret breaking his own rule.<BR />  <BR /> Weaving together Lemmer’s story with a missing person investigation and the machinations of a top intelligence agency, <I>Trackers</I> is “a sprawling, invigorating and socially committed crime novel†(<I>The Independent</I>).<BR />  <BR /> “Deon Meyer is one of the unsung masters.†—Michael Connelly, <I>New York Times</I>–bestselling author of the Harry Bosch novels<BR />  <BR /> “Meyer’s ambition matches his execution in this brilliantly complex stand-alone thriller set in his native South Africa.†—<I>Publishers Weekly</I>, starred review<BR />  <BR /> “[Meyer is] the king of South African crime fiction.†—<I>Booklist</I>, starred review</DIV>