In this explosive debut novel, W. Aaron Vandiver takes readers into
the South African Bush, with its stunning landscapes, its dazzling and
deadly wildlife, and its dark underbelly of violence. Against this
dramatic backdrop, Under a Poacher's Moon tells an unflinching story
of two people who fight desperately to save Africa's wildlife, sometimes
with tragic unintended consequences, as they search for passion and
meaning in a dangerous and unpredictable world.
Anna Whitney travels to Mzansi, a remote safari lodge located deep in
the wilds of South Africa, hoping to get as far away from home and her
troubled life as possible. The perilous beauty of the land captures her
imagination, but when she hears the haunting late-night cries of an
injured rhino, her escapist fantasies collide with brutal reality. She
and Chris, a safari guide wrestling with his own secret demons, find
themselves embroiled in a war on Africa's wildlife.
They are pulled into a struggle that brings them face-to-face with
shocking acts of violence, rogue officials, armed gangs, vicious wild
predators, and their own deepest fears. It is a conflict that threatens
to destroy them, or lead them toward a new and better life together.