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IVORY
Fiction (Thriller) 438 pages
Pan Macmillan Australia - August 2009
A thriller about elephants, ivory, and piracy which will appeal to lovers of action, romance and environmental issues. Alex Tremain is a modern-day pirate in trouble. He’s facing a mounting tide of debts and his crew of modern-day buccaneers, a multi-national band of ex-military cutthroats, are getting restless. They don’t all share his dream of going legit, but what Alex really wants is to re-open the five-star resort hotel which once belonged to his Portuguese mother and English father on the Island of Dreams, off the coast of Mozambique.
A chance raid on a wildlife smugglers’ ship sets the Chinese triads after him and, to add to his woes, corporate lawyer Jane Humphries lands, literally, in his lap.
Another woman’s the last thing Captain Tremain needs right now – especially one whose lover is a ruthless shipping magnate backed up by a deadly bunch of contract killers. What Alex really needs is one last, big heist – something valuable enough to fulfil his dreams and set him and his men up for life. When the South African government makes a controversial decision to reinstitute the culling of elephants in its national parks, Alex finds the answer to his prayers, but at what cost? -
SILENT PREDATOR
Fiction (Thriller) 543 pages
Pan Macmillan Australia - June 2008
Bodyguard Tom Furey has only one responsibility: to protect Robert Greeves, British Minister of Defence Procurement, on his visit to South Africa. When Greeves is abducted, Tom feels responsible, and – along with the beautiful and recently-widowed Inspector Sannie Van Rensburg – he follows the kidnappers across Africa to retrieve the Minister. As they get closer to the hideout, Tom and Sannie begin to develop feelings for each other, but their burgeoning relationship comes to a crashing halt when tragedy strikes.
Upon his return to England, Tom delves deeper into the mystery surrounding Greeves. He comes to realise that Greeves’ abduction was linked to an earlier disappearance, and that everything leads back to the latest international scandal: a child-smuggling ring brought into existence by the debased desires of wealthy paedophiles. He has to bring down the operation in order to save the people he cares about most: Sannie, and her two small children. Park’s thrilling tale spans two continents and contains a wealth of charismatic, original characters.
Biography
Australian writer Tony Park fell in love with South Africa on a short trip in 1995 and he and his wife now divide their time between their home in Sydney and a tent in the Kruger Park.
He is a qualified military parachutist and a major in the Australian Army Reserve. He has worked in journalism and PR, including 6 months in Afghanistan in 2002 as PR officer for the Australian ground forces there.
He has written PART OF THE PRIDE, the life story of 'the Lion Whisperer' Kevin Richardson, as well as seven acclaimed, action-packed adventure thrillers for Macmillan Australia. He aims to write a non-fiction title and a thriller a year.
'Park's heroes are tough, blokey types - soldiers and coppers - and his heroines sassy and smart, but Africa always steals the show…a great way to spend a winter evening, transported to somewhere warm and exotic.' -- Georgia Gowing, The Independent Weekly
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