{"product_id":"ghosts-of-the-past-9781925786620","title":"Ghosts of the Past","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA forgotten African war. A missing treasure worth killing for.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e German South West Africa 1906, Australian horse trader Cyril Blake is executed in cold blood by the Kaiser's soldiers.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Sydney, the present day. Blake's great-great nephew, recently widowed Nick Eatwell, is approached by South African journalist Susan Vidler who is investigating his ancestor's mysterious demise.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Intrigued and looking for distraction, Nick discovers a long-lost manuscript which tells how Blake stayed in South Africa after serving in the Anglo Boer War and joined the Nama people in their rebellion against the Germans in South West Africa, modern-day Namibia.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In Munich, historian Anja Berghoff, researching the origin of the wild 'ghost' horses of Namibia, stumbles across intriguing letters from Irish-German spy Claire Martin, with whom Blake had an affair.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e As Nick and Anja's paths cross, they find themselves racing through southern Africa and time on the trail of a legend.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e But they're not alone. Someone else is chasing these ghosts of the past, looking for clues to a hidden treasure worth killing for.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eGhosts of the Past\u003c\/em\u003e is based on a true story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePark, Tony:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Tony Park was born in 1964 and grew up in the western suburbs of Sydney, Australia. He has worked as a journalist, public relations consultant and a press secretary. He also served 34 years in the Australian Army Reserve, including a tour of duty in Afghanistan in 2002. He is the author of 16 other thriller novels, all set in Africa. Tony and his wife, Nicola, divide their time equally between a home in Australia and a house on the edge of the Kruger National Park in South Africa.","brand":"Ajp","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50859030053138,"sku":"9781925786620","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e283caa0-124f-4349-bd64-0782f940db31.jpg?v=1737548273","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/ghosts-of-the-past-9781925786620","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}