2014
Dark Heart was my first Tony Park book…but not my last. I love the plot and central characters.
Made also more enjoyable as I was able recognise many of the South African towns mentioned in the story. My mental picture, of towns and national parks, made the book come alive.
Written in 2012 it is probably the most recent of his books and I have some others on my listening list.
2017
Must confess to re-listening to Dark Heart only because it was still on my iPod and for the first third of the story there were only snippets which triggered déjà vu thoughts in my memory. As the story progressed I began to remember more of it and enjoyed as much the second time around as I did the first.
I still rated Dark Heart as a four star experience and recommend it to anyone who has been in and around Kruger National Park. Whilst not all the story is located in that area there are many mentions which had me thinking ‘I have been there.’
Dark Heart has all the necessary features to make it a good read and maybe even a good movie. Wildlife poaching, civil war, romance, some really bad dudes and a good guy who just happens to be an Aussie, are all integrated into a fast paced story.
I read several of Tony Park’s novels after my initial reading of
Dark Heart and enjoyed each one.
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