A review by balthazarlawson
Red Earth by Tony Park

adventurous informative mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

This is set in South Africa, where a vulture researcher and an helicopter pilot are drawn into the hunt for terrorists responsible for the assassination of the USA ambassador. But they don't know about the terrorists and are only interested in saving a teenage boy and girl and a stolen baby, accused of things they didn't do. They wind up in the middle of the manhunt that takes them across South Africa trying to figure out exactly what is going on and who they can trust. Giving up being on the run isn't easy when everyone seems to want to kill you.

I enjoyed this, mostly, except for the ending. It was a twist that comes when you are dealing with spies. I'm not a bit fan of spy novels and glad there was only a small amount in this.