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Book review and giveaway
23 Nov 2016
Red Earth by Tony Park
Set against the backdrop of South Africa’s wild game reserves, Red Earth is Tony Park’s latest thriller, his 13th book to be published so far.
The intertwined storylines involve the assassination of an American diplomat, a carjacking and the kidnapping of a baby. With enough twists and turns to keep you guessing along the way, the story moves at a fair pace, no doubt keeping the adrenaline going at all times.
Park’s careful choice of words capture the feeling of scrabbling around in a dusty basin beautifully, offering a thrilling ride combined with a surprising amount of information about what it can be like to live in South Africa.
Plot overview
On the outskirts of Durban, Suzanne Fessey fights back during a vicious carjacking. She kills one thief but the other, wounded, escapes with her baby strapped into the back seat.
Called in to pursue the missing vehicle are helicopter tracker pilot Nia Carras from the air, and Mike Dunn, a nearby wildlife researcher, from the ground. But South Africa’s police have even bigger problems: a suicide bomber has killed the visiting American Ambassador and chaos has descended on
Kwa-Zulu Natal.
As the missing baby is tracked through wild game reserves from Zululand to Zimbabwe, Mike and Nia come to realise that the war on terror has well and truly invaded their part of the world.
About Tony Park
Tony Park was born in 1964 and grew up in the western suburbs of Sydney. He has worked as a reporter, a press secretary, a PR consultant and a freelance writer. He is also a major in the Australian Army Reserve and served as a public affairs officer in Afghanistan in 2002. He divides his time between Australia and southern Africa.
Win your copy of Red Earth
We have five copies of Red Earth available for you to win today. To be in the running, send your name, phone number and address to [email protected] with ‘Red Earth giveaway’ in the subject line.
Alternatively, you can post these details directly to:
Probus Red Earth giveaway
Probus South Pacific Ltd
PO Box 1294
Parramatta NSW 2124
Entries close 20 December 2016
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