Ghosts of the Past

Tony Park

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31 March 2020

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Thriller & suspense; Adventure; Historical adventure; Historical fiction; Australian Crime Fiction

"A heart-racing thriller from the master of adventure. New novel Vendetta out soon.

""Tony Park is a master storyteller. I love his work."" Deon Meyer

Africa, 1906: A young Australian adventurer is condemned to death.

Sydney, the present: journalist Nick Eatwell has just lost his job, but his day is brightened when a fellow reporter, South African Susan Vidler, comes into his life looking for help with a story.

Susan is chasing information about Nick's great-great uncle, Cyril Blake, who fought in the Anglo-Boer War and later joined the struggle for independence across the border in the German colony of South West Africa, now Namibia.

A long-lost manuscript proves Nick's forebear was a somewhat reluctant hero. Soldier, deserter, cattle rustler and freedom fighter, Blake was helping the lost cause before the Kaiser's forces ordered his assassination.

In Germany, historian Anja Berghoff is researching the origins of the famed desert horses of Namibia. She's also interested in Blake and an Irish-German firebrand and spy, Claire Martin, with whom Cyril had an affair.

Nick and Anja head to Africa on the trail of a legend, but someone else is delving into the past, looking for clues to the secret location of a missing horde of gold that's worth killing for.

Spanning two centuries, Ghosts of the Past is based on a true story.

PRAISE FOR GHOSTS OF THE PAST

""Thrilling adventure based on a true story"" Daily Telegraph

""As with all Park's books, the pace is fast"" Army News

""Even more captivating because it is based on a true story"" Weekly Times

""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"

By: Tony Park
Imprint: Pan
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 129mm, Width: 198mm, Spine: 38mm
Weight: 338g
ISBN: 9781760785451
ISBN 10: 1760785458
Pages: 480
Publication Date: 31 March 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Tony Park was born in 1964 and grew up in the western suburbs of Sydney. He has worked as a newspaper reporter, a press secretary, a PR consultant and a freelance writer. He also served 34 years in the Australian Army Reserve, including six months as a public affairs officer in Afghanistan in 2002. He and his wife, Nicola, divide their time equally between Australia and southern Africa. He is the author of seventeen African novels.

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Ghosts of the Past

Tony Park

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