Dangerous Game [Paperback]

Don Hollway (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 30, 2006

Africa, big game hunting, Army style! An illegal safari becomes a fight for survival when a Mogadishu veteran battles Somali militia and ruthless mercenaries. "Hollway knows how to keep the reader turning pages with a fast pace and exhilarating ride. Knows his stuff." -- David E. Meadows, author of DARK PACIFIC

Editorial Reviews

Review

Throughout Don Hollway's debut novel, readers are reminded that "this is not Hemingway's Africa." DANGEROUS GAME is raw, brutal and unflinching in its portrayal of violence in Africa. From the choppy flow of its paragraphs -- replete with coarse and vulgar language that characterizes the people -- to the unrelenting danger imposed upon the protagonist, readers are besieged by the politics and the prejudices of the region. All of it is conveyed in gruesome detail.

Hollway has superb ability with scenes of intense action and they come fast and furious. The best word to describe this action is visceral. While hunting or fighting or being tortured, the reader feels like a character in the story. There are times you want to look away, to get away from the danger, but inexorably you are violently pulled back in -- even when you don't want to go back.

Hollway also displays talent at creating believable and unique characters in just a few words or actions. He crafts distinct individuals and realistic dialogue well chosen to convey each character's personality. Even secondary characters are sincere and real. You like them, hate them, pity them. It all feels authentic. -- Blogcritics

From the Back Cover

This is not Hemingway's Africa. This is the Africa of the new millennium. Violent. Drug-ridden. Corrupt. Overpopulated and overrun with bandits and poachers. Famine and war, AIDS and AK-47's.

Mogadishu veteran Mike McKay has returned to the Horn of Africa on unfinished business: protecting the nearly extinct black rhinoceros from the shifta, the Somali marauders who plague Kenya's arid Northeast Frontier. Turning white hunter for an amoral powerbroker with a private army (including a trophy secretary as beautiful and deceptively deadly as a black mamba) isn't part of the deal. Hunting is illegal in Kenya -- particularly the kind these mercenaries are after. And when a ruthless Somali warlord intervenes, Mike's caught between the Africans, the mercs, the desert, and his own past. It's a death struggle, for revenge, redemption, love...and to prove just who is the most DANGEROUS GAME.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 317 pages
• Publisher: Infinity Publishing; 1st edition (March 30, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0741429497
• ISBN-13: 978-0741429490
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,753,514 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dangerous Game, May 9, 2006

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J. Hammons "Teppoka" (Arkansas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dangerous Game (Paperback)

Just finished the book this morning (got it yesterday morning). This looks like a movie in the making. As an avid hunter and shooter myself I really appreciate the details. There is the true contrast between humanity and civilization relating to all of the classes of people detailed. The characters come to life with true authenticity and fervour and the battle of Good v. Evil rages on. The ending was wonderfully done and I enjoyed the book from cover to cover (so to speak.) The book is a must have for any hunter/shooter and the story is excellent. I must have a copy for my collection and and I fully intend to send copies to friends of mine. Truly one of the best reads I have had in a while all BS aside. Thanks for the opportunity to preview it and it was indeed well written. Here's your quote," No questions...a gotta have book!"

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5.0 out of 5 stars Recommended, April 5, 2006

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Charles Morgan (Pucallpa, Peru) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dangerous Game (Paperback)

First, the book is fantastic, right up there with the best thrillers I've ever read. The story keeps buzzing. The plot, the facts (equipment, region, etc), and (perhaps most impressively) the characters are all engaging and consistent. I haven't made a list of all the aspects that struck me as exciting and well thought out, as the list would run to pages. Dangerous Game is a powerful, thoughtful and polished thriller. It's rare to find a book that combines excitement, believable characters and hardcore hardware the way Dangerous Game does.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Gripping!, April 5, 2006

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Bill Craig "Bill" (Muncie, IN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dangerous Game (Paperback)

Dangerous Game is gripping! Mr. Hollway has done a fantastic job of bringing forth a story that needed to be told! His grasp on African Politics is excellent!