
The Rhino Conspiracy
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Narrated by:
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Saul Reichlin
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By:
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Peter Hain
About this listen
An epic tale of corruption, collusion and courage set in contemporary South Africa.
In the South African veld poaching gangs are resorting to extreme levels of violence to hunt down valuable rhino horns. Battling to defend the dwindling rhino population, a veteran anti-apartheid freedom fighter is forced to break his lifetime loyalty to the ANC as he confronts corruption at the very highest level. The veteran and his ‘born free’ colleagues are hell bent on catching the poachers and exposing their trade, but first they must establish the truth. The stakes are high. Has Mandela’s ‘rainbow nation’ been irretrievably betrayed by political corruption and cronyism?
Can the country’s ancient rhino herd be saved from extinction from state-sponsored poaching?
©2020 Peter Hain (P)2020 W F HowesCritic reviews
"Gripping, tense and timely.’' (Alan Johnson)
"Passionate and engaging. From a man whose tireless anti-apartheid activism supported the long struggle to free his friend and leader, Nelson Mandela.” (Jon Snow)
“Inspirational.” (Desmond Tutu)
A good story.
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I gave up after chapter 2. I have no doubt that the story and plot are good, but I couldn't face wading through 15-something more hours. Given that I spent so short in the book, I can't rate the story with any accuracy. I've given it 3 stars.
Unfortunately I found the narrator added to my irritation. The delivery when covering the story was ok, but in the descriptive paragraphs sounded to me patronising. On a positive note I did find the different accents authentic .. even if a little inappropriate and stereotyped.
Pity because I respect Peter Hain and was looking forward to reading something by him.
For transparency, I lived many years in South Africa and so am very familiar with all the additional detail the author felt he needed to include. Maybe someone who doesn't know South Africa or its history would find the book interesting.
Unreadable
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