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'A killer stalks his prey within the walls of a Sydney zoo ...
'Nikiya Adams, a producer on David Attenborough's TV series Life On Earth, travels from England to Sydney to research the endangered species breeding programs of the Royal Prince Albert Zoo. The zoo's director is Dr James Rivers, who Nikiya fell in love with ten years ago and has never forgotten. Arriving at the Royal Prince Albert, she is plunged into a web of intrigue and mounting fear as Dr Rivers' plans for modernising the zoo come under attack. When Nikiya and Rivers become trapped in the zoo at night, they find themselves in a hunting ground, and Darwin's 'survival of the fittest' takes on a terrible meaning ... Against the fascinating background of the operations of a major zoo, Alan Mills crafts an enthralling story of conspiracy, terror and the struggle to protect endangered species.'Notes
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Dedication: For my wife, Yukiko, with all my love. Also, the filmmaker, the dancer, the puzzler and the chindit: Scott, Robert, Connie and Harry. You're the best.
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Epigraph: Nothing which we can imagine about nature is incredible.
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Epigraph: Man is simply the most formidable of all the beasts of prey, and, indeed, the only one that preys systematically on its own species.
William James
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Romance Writing
2006
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— Appears in: Newswrite : The NSW Writers' Centre Magazine , May no. 158 2006; (p. 11, 22) -
Untitled
2006
single work
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— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , May/June vol. 85 no. 10 2006; (p. 49)
— Review of City of Animals 2006 single work novel -
In Short : Fiction
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 3-4 June 2006; (p. 38)
— Review of City of Animals 2006 single work novel ; Shadow Thief 2006 single work novel -
Fiction
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 6 May 2006; (p. 27)
— Review of City of Animals 2006 single work novel ; Bye, Beautiful 2006 single work novel
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Fiction
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 6 May 2006; (p. 27)
— Review of City of Animals 2006 single work novel ; Bye, Beautiful 2006 single work novel -
In Short : Fiction
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 3-4 June 2006; (p. 38)
— Review of City of Animals 2006 single work novel ; Shadow Thief 2006 single work novel -
Untitled
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , May/June vol. 85 no. 10 2006; (p. 49)
— Review of City of Animals 2006 single work novel -
Romance Writing
2006
single work
column
— Appears in: Newswrite : The NSW Writers' Centre Magazine , May no. 158 2006; (p. 11, 22)
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