Deon Meyer
Deon Meyer is a South African author of crime thriller novels. He earned his B.A. degree majoring in English and History from the Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, and his honours degree from the University of the Free State. Meyer worked for the South African print company Die Volksblad as a journalist and for Sanlam as a copywriter. Following that, he ran his own business creating and managing virtual communities. His last job before switching to writing was as a manager of special projects at BMW motorcycles.