The Horns and the Beast

By Carlos Carvalho

A thriller born in the raw, dusty African bushveld, where rhinos are systematically hunted down by poachers with machine guns. The horns, worth more than their weight in gold, are hacked off and sold through the black market controlled by the Chinese Triads. Martin Crowshaw manages a team monitoring rhinos in Botswana. They get drawn into a life-and-death struggle with a ruthless gang of poachers. Martin realizes that the only way to stop any future slaughter of rhinos is to neutralise the kingpin who is financing the poaching operations. What he thought would be a straightforward quest turns into a baffling conundrum, leading him on the international trail of the mysterious financier, finally reaching Hong Kong. But the quarry turns out to be someone beyond his wildest expectations. Based on actuality and the cruel reality of organised crime, the story rips into the world of unbridled power, exposing how its abuse affects both the victims and perpetrators alike. It is permeated by dark, psychological undertones and explores mysteries setting the mind racing along surprising trails and revealing astonishing secrets.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1500246441
• ISBN13: 9781500246440
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"