The Woman in the Blue Cloak

• Perfect characters, beautiful plot, Deon Meyer signs there an excellent novella. This investigation, led by his recurring character Benny Griessel, is largely at the level of the previous ones. With always this intriguing South African society that brings to the story a lot of originality. Highly recommended for fans of Deon Meyer, this novella can also be a very nice gateway to discover this major author of 21st century's crime literature.

• The resolution of the case of 'The Woman in the Blue Cloak' is as charming as it is surprising, as is Meyer's idea of writing a sidekick companion to a world-famous novel about a painting. Fortunately, he reveals why he did so in the afterword; after all, a tale under 200 pages is more than unusual for the creator of Bennie Griessel.

• Here the author has had fun tightening his plot, delivering a crisp, sharp little mystery for the sheer pleasure of reuniting with familiar characters and following a solid investigation.

• All in all, the narrative tension remains pleasantly high, delivering a resolution that is not entirely predictable. To bridge the wait for the author's next heavyweight novel, 'The Woman in the Blue Cloak' is a thoroughly recommendable and delectable crime snack. The 'Delft thunderclap' is included in the purchase price.

• yes yes yes! this is classic Deon Meyer: laughed out loud, learned something about South African culture, and bit my nails from the suspense. I loved it!

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