Bloodhorn: Global Bestselling Author Exposes Cold, Hard Crimes of the “Wildlife Mafia”
Perfectly fusing fact with fiction, Graham Spence’s ‘Bloodhorn’ embroils readers in the illegal underground trade of rhino horns – a misinformed commodity that, ounce for ounce, is now more expensive than gold. Controlled by a ruthless “mafia” who will slaughter anyone getting in the way of profits, the industry’s aggressive growth means rhino will likely be extinct in the lifetime of most readers. Melding his own experiences in Africa with his work as a journalist, and the international bestselling success of his book, ‘The Elephant Whisperer’, Spence weaves together a story that is ripped right from today’s headlines.
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United Kingdom – There’s nothing dignified about the illegal rhino horn trade. Shot, surrounded and their horns bloodily hacked off with a machete or chainsaw, the innocent victims have now reached record low numbers and will imminently become extinct.
In his latest novel, ‘Bloodhorn’, Graham Spence exposes the inhumanity behind this most pressing of crimes; from the grassroots work of the mafia that poach to the false medical beliefs of rhino horn powder, all the way to the huge responsibility every reader bares by failing to act.
Synopsis:
If you truly want to grasp the situation facing conservationists, do what a poacher does and look at a rhino and see a three-foot-long scimitar of pure gold on its nose. Yet you don’t have to tunnel into the earth for it. One bullet is all you need. Alaskan fishing guide Chris Stone’s future sister-in-law Josie Gordon, a game ranger, has been kidnapped in South Africa by a murderous gang of rhino poachers. She was investigating the illicit horn trade which is now the most lucrative crime in the world, and got a ‘little too close’ to exposing the international wildlife mafia. With the help of a South African private detective and a former Vietnam vet Green Beret, Chris and his fiancé Debra vow to find her. They follow Josie’s trail, from South African hunting reserves that are little more than drug-fuelled bordellos with big game trophies thrown in, to the streets of Ho Chi Minh City, where ground rhino horn is regarded as a wonder cure for ailments ranging from impotency to cancer. The final showdown is back in Africa, where game rangers armed with bolt-action rifles have to take on sophisticated mercenaries employed by the wildlife mafia. Taken from today’s headlines where smuggled wildlife products are now among the most valuable global commodities, Graham Spence, author of the international bestseller, The Elephant Whisperer, explorers the scourge of rhino horn smuggling in a searing book that blends fast-paced fiction with cold fact. And the most horrifying fact of all is that one of the world’s most iconic species, the rhino, will in likelihood become extinct in our lifetime. Unless there are hard men, such as the characters in this book, who are prepared to fight for its survival.
“Because of poaching there’s only 25,000 white rhino and about 5,000 black rhino left in the world,” explains the author. “Yet, in the Far East, millions continue to believe that their ground horns will save their life, or they’ll pay hundreds of dollars for a dagger fashioned from a horn. This book melds fact and fiction to get to the source and raw ruthlessness of those keeping this lucrative trade alive.”
Continuing, “There’s nothing sterile about the industry. Rhino are brutally murdered, everything exists in a black market and anyone attempting to stop the poachers can expect to pay with their life. We need to do something and, while this is primarily fiction, I wrote it to wake the world up to the problem and empower people to affect bold, positive change.”
Early reviews have been impressive. For example, one reader comments, “In spite of the backdrop of the horrors of the rhino horn trade, this fast-paced and exciting novel leads up to one of the most satisfying endings you will find in the genre. Following the changes of country and the twists and turns of the story you will watch Chris Stone and his team of family and friends outfacing one of the most heartless villains you are likely to come across. Very good read indeed, I couldn’t put it down – this is an all-nighter if you are one of the readers who has to know what happens next!”
Beverley Scherberger adds, “Bloodhorn (perfectly titled!) is packed with action. I loved the emotion Josie shows when she sees the rhino slaughtered, its horn removed. Very moving. It certainly helps move the story along, propelled by the strong emotions of people for these majestic animals, as well as for each other. It’s an adventure-conservation-love story all rolled into one! I don’t want to give anything away, but readers of action/adventure should definitely grab Graham Spence’s “Bloodhorn” for a good read!”
‘Bloodhorn’ is available now:
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About the Author:
Born in Africa, Graham Spence was a journalist for more than 20 years reporting on the turbulent apartheid era. He now lives in Berkshire, England with his wife and two sons and is a full time writer. His previous three non-fiction books, The Elephant Whisperer, Babylon’s Ark and The Last Rhino, written with his brother-in-law Lawrence Anthony, are all bestsellers. Lawrence Anthony, who died on 2012, was known as the ‘Indiana Jones of conservation’. Spence has written one other novel, The Apocalypse Chase, a Chris Stone thriller about fishing in the world’s most dangerous places.
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