Cool cops: Emo Adams as Capt. Vaughn Cupido and Albert Maritz as Capt. Willem Nagel during the filming of the TV ad for Deon and his wife Anita's new cookbook 'Enjoy!' These two entertainment legends were hilarious.

Star Struck: The living legend and king of Afrikaans rock music Anton Goosen attended the book launch of '7 Dae' - to Deon's obvious and honoured delight.

Expert Opinion: With three people who had helped so much with Deon's research: Capt. Elmarie Myburgh, SAPS Criminal Behaviour Analyst, Col. Renier du Preez, C.O. of the Hawks in Cape Town, and Theo Winter, financial expert.

Freedom to Create: Deon presented a writers' workshop at the beautiful Fugard Theatre in Cape Town as part of the Freedom to Create initiave in November. "These kids are really cool - talented and passionate," he said.

Crime on campus: At the UNISA seminar on crime fiction, with fellow crime author Kerneels Breytenbach, and bookshop manager Magda de Vries.

Three men and a Barry: Morgan Entrekin, president and publisher of Grove/Atlantic, and Deon's US editor Jamison Stoltz just after Thirteen Hours won the Barry Award at Bouchercon in St. Louis.

Continental Divide Ride: With old friend Pieter de Waal at Red Rock Pass on the Idaho/Montana border, during an epic motorcycle journey along the continental divide in the USA.

Bloody Book Week: Mandy Weiner, Mike Nicol, Michael Robotham, Deon, and Sifiso Mzobe after a delightful event at Pacha's in Pretoria.

Rising Star: Deon had the honour of sharing a panel with Sunday Times Fiction Award winner Sifiso Mzobe at Bloody Book Week in Johannesburg.

Charity scrum: Big man with a big heart - with former Springbok rugby player Toks van der Linde at a Durbanville Children's Home fund raiser.

Unsung hero: Deon's partnership with his Afrikaans editor Dr. Etienne Bloemhof (left) has stretched over 15 years, seven novels and a collection of short stories. "He's a world-class genius," said the author at the SPOOR launch in Cape Town.

Three's Company: At the the Lire en Poche Festival in Gradignan near Bordeaux, with Chistophe Dupuis and Jean-Luc Furette.

Living Legend: Claude Mesplède (right) is the famous author of the Dictionary of Crime Fiction, and former president of the Crime Fiction Association 813. Deon had the honour to meet him at 'Le Marathon du Mots' in Toulouse.

Toulouse Trio: At 'Le Marathon du Mots', the great literary festival, with publisher Robert Pépin and Estelle Roudet, who translates Deon's books into French.

Meeting a master storyteller: At the Franschhoek Literary Festival, Deon had the opportunity to meet fellow South African author Jacob Dlamini, and get a copy of the brilliant 'Native Nostalgia' signed by him.

Teutonic Tongue: In Osnabrück on a reading tour in March 2010, the late and great actor Dietmar Mues was unimpressed with Deon's German pronounciation.

Beauty and the Beasts: Deon wrote the script for the new Afrikaans romantic comedy 'Jakhalsdans". At the premiere near Loxton in the Karoo, with movie stars Christina Storm and Theuns Jordaan.

Worcester visit: Deon was the guest speaker at the Spring Festival of the De la Bat School for the Deaf in Worcester. Pictured here with some of the students, he says it was 'an experience I will cherish'.

Organised Crime: At the Time of the Writer Festival in Durban: Deon Meyer, Margie Orford, Karabo Kgoleng, Angela Makholwa and Mike Nicol.

Top Cop: Legendary SAPS detective Director Piet Beyleveld (left) is South Africa's most successful hunter of serial killers, and boasts a 100% success rate in all his sensational cases. He and Deon were guest speakers at a literary event in Pretoria. Deon used the opportunity to catch up on research.