SILENT PREDATOR

Mark Davis's melodic accent is an excellent match to this South African thriller. Detective Sergeant Tom Furey anticipates an easy few days in a luxury private game lodge as he protects a British government minister. Instead he is compelled to launch a mission through several African countries to find the kidnapped official. Davis's muscular voice suits Furey's heavy-handed determination as he reluctantly partners with his local counterpart, an attractive woman who turns out to be more capable than she first appears. As Furey discovers, there are more predators in Africa than those found on safari. Davis's respectful handling of the background narrative, bursting with the challenges African life and the beauty of her native inhabitants, reflects the author's reverence for the culture and land. N.M.C. © AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine [Published: AUGUST 2009]