The Protector by Tony Park

Scores will be settled, A price will be paid. The thrilling new adventure by Tony Park.

Captain Sannie van Rensburg and safari guide Mia Greenaway are caught in the crossfires of a decades-old feud between five veterans of South Africa's apartheid-era Border War.

Haunted by the deadly mission that shaped their lives forever, the ex-paratroopers must finally confront their demons, and each other, at the funeral of a comrade in the red dunes of the Kalahari Desert.

But their scars run deep, and as the truth emerges, each man must ask himself: When serving your country, what makes you a hero and what secrets are worth dying for?

Greed.

Joanne Flack is on the run – suspected of stealing a rare African cycad thought to be extinct and worth millions of dollars

Danger.

Sonja Kurtz is hired by the CIA to hunt down Joanne and find the link between the missing cycad and a terrorist group hiding out in South Africa.

Treachery.

Joanne is a member of the Pretoria Cycad and Firearms Appreciation Society who take it upon themselves to track down the plant . . . and the traitor in their midst who is willing to kill for it.

‘A page turner which is as informative as it is entertaining. Highly recommended to the armchair historian.’ – The Witness

‘An engrossing story that will keep you awake until long after the clock has struck midnight. You’ll learn something about our troubled past and little known historic events that have relevance today. And there’s a twist in the tale that will take you by surprise. A typical Park ploy.’ – Brian Joss, The Gremlin

‘Thrilling adventure based on a true story.’ – Daily Telegraph

‘In Ghosts of the Past, Park once again shows why he is one of Australia’s preeminent thriller writers. Cleverly utilising multiple timelines to tell an outstanding story across Africa’s history, this is an amazing novel. Highly recommended.’ – Canberra Weekly

Will tracing the history of a maverick Australian adventurer in southern Africa lead two intrepid researchers to untold riches or to suffer the same unimaginable fate?

Historical adventure meets modern thriller in this epic story of war, betrayal, greed and love, based on true events.

A lioness will kill to protect her own. The thrilling new adventure by Tony Park.

Ex-mercenary Sonja Kurtz is out for revenge after her daughter Emma is assaulted by an abalone poacher while on a beachside holiday near Cape Town.

When the poacher is murdered, Sonja is targeted by a violent local gangster and must flee the country.

As Sonja leaves a trail of destruction in her wake – from the threatened wilderness of Zimbabwe to the treacherous beaches of northern Mozambique – a concerned Emma must find the courage to rescue her mother.

But is Sonja a cold-blooded killer? Or is there a darker conspiracy taking place in southern Africa’s underworld – one that will change their lives forever?