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King of Beasts

By Tony Park
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An action-packed hunt across South Africa full of international espionage, twin swaps and prison escapes, by Australia's master of adventure. Former mercenary Sonja Kurtz's daughter Emma is captured by Russian forces in Ukraine, while working to save priceless antiquities from the ravages of war. Emma's captor,... Read More
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An action-packed hunt across South Africa full of international espionage, twin swaps and prison escapes, by Australia's master of adventure.

Former mercenary Sonja Kurtz's daughter Emma is captured by Russian forces in Ukraine, while working to save priceless antiquities from the ravages of war.

Emma's captor, Major Vassily Orlov, who served time in a South African prison for poaching and murder, is planning a return to Africa - for pleasure and for unfinished business - with Emma in tow.

Sonja's mission seems simple: to hunt Orlov and rescue Emma.

But first, Sonja must reconcile with the estranged daughter who tried to kill her: Emma's twin sister, Fiona.

King of Beasts by Tony Park is a thrilling adventure novel that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

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ISBN: 9781761770876

Publisher: Pan Macmillan Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 11 August 2026

Country: Australia

Imprint: Macmillan Australia

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Width: 154.0mm

Height: 233.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 432

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About the Author

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 between Australia and southern Africa. He is the author of twenty-three other novels set in Africa and several non-fiction biographies.

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