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Start with Dead Before Dying and continue through all 3 books in the listed reading order.
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Start with Dead Before Dying
Book 1 by Deon Meyer • Published 1999
Still shattered by his wife's death, Cape Town detective Mat Joubert is dangerously close to losing his job. Ordered into therapy and back into shape, he pursues a series of Mauser pistol murders that may be his last...
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Mat Joubert reading order
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Book 1:Dead Before Dying
Deon Meyer • 1999
Still shattered by his wife's death, Cape Town detective Mat Joubert is dangerously close to losing his job. Ordered into therapy and back into shape, he pursues a series of Mauser pistol murders that may be his last...
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Book 2:Dead at Daybreak
Deon Meyer • 2000
Ex-cop Zatopek van Heerden has seven days to find a murdered antique dealer's missing will. As he digs into the victim's stolen identity and apartheid-era secrets in Angola, the case drags his own violent past into th...
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Book 3:Trackers
Deon Meyer • 2010
Three storylines drive this sprawling thriller: Lemmer escorting endangered rhinos out of Zimbabwe, Milla Strachan tracking suspects for a secretive security agency, and Mat Joubert hunting a missing husband. As Meyer...
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Mat Joubert FAQ
What is the best order to read the Mat Joubert series?
The recommended reading order is the numbered order shown on this page, starting with Dead Before Dying.
How many books are in the Mat Joubert series?
There are 3 books currently listed in the Mat Joubert series on GurusReads.
Where should I start with the Mat Joubert series?
New readers should start with Dead Before Dying, the first book in the reading order.
Is the Mat Joubert series complete?
Based on the publication years we have, the series appears likely complete and spans releases from 1999 to 2010.