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New novel \u003cem\u003eVendetta\u003c\/em\u003e out soon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAfghanistan veteran Sean Bourke's world explodes when an IED detonates in South Africa's Sabi Sand Game Reserve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn a routine anti-poaching patrol, Sean and his tracker dog Benny watch in horror as over-eager rookie Tumi Mabasa is almost killed, and her dog gravely injured, in the explosion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlong with Tumi and best mate Craig Hoddy, Sean is determined to hunt down the elusive bomb maker who has introduced this destructive weapon to the war on poaching.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut Sean is his own worst enemy. 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