Zambezi

By: Tony Park

Narrated by: Richard Aspel

When a young American research assistant is killed by a man-eating lion, three people are devastated. Jed Banks, an American Special Forces soldier serving in Afghanistan; Professor Christine Wallis, a wildlife researcher in South Africa; and Hassan bin Zayid, a hotel magnate in Zambia. The victim, Miranda Banks-Lewis, was their daughter, protegee and lover respectively. Desperate to find out what happened to Miranda, Jed and Christine with the help of a determined Australian journalist.

Set out on a perilous journey of discovery in Africa. Forced to pit themselves against the continent's dangers, they will also learn shocking truths about the woman they thought they knew. A superb successor to the bestselling Far Horizon, Zambezi is a novel of love, loyalty, betrayal and revenge set against the magnificence and terror of Africa.

©2005 Copyright © Tony Park 2005 (P)2013 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

The narrator spoils this bok!

The storyline might be good but being a South African myself I found the narrator's accents appalling. It spoilt the book so badly that I don't even know if I'll take on another Tony Park book.....I have seen his later books narrated by other narrators, I might take a chance again- but not soon.

a different kind

Would you listen to Zambezi again? Why?

This book was more about 4 streams of story line coming together, rather than having any significance towards the name at all. Just because there was a lot of mention of the Zambezi, does not make the title relevant - nevertheless, it was a refreshing approach to the story line and was well narrated.

What did you like best about this story?

the narration and the story line was slightly different as well.

What does Richard Aspel bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

accents - almost gives you a feel of 'being there'.

Any additional comments?

worth a read