TY - BOOK AU - Park, Tony, TI - The protector SN - 9781761261640 U1 - A823.4 23 PY - 2024/// CY - Sydney, N.S.W. PB - Pan Macmillan Australia, KW - Wildlife conservationists KW - South Africa KW - Fiction KW - Pangolins KW - Poaching KW - Wildlife rescue KW - Undercover operations KW - Businesspeople KW - Crime KW - Revenge KW - Survival KW - Man-woman relationships KW - Australian fiction KW - Action and adventure fiction KW - lcgft KW - Thrillers (Fiction) N2 - Professor Denise 'Doc' Rado is South Africa's expert on pangolins, busting poachers and freeing the endangered anteaters in elaborate undercover stings. After a risky operation backfires, Doc's life is shattered, but she still has to lead an eclectic group of donors on a wildlife tour of southern Africa. But there's a target on her back. As the safari ventures deep into Africa, Doc fears they're being followed and she will do anything to keep them all safe – especially Ian Laidlaw, a handsome Australian businessman turned accidental philanthropist. Is Doc being hunted by the poachers she once fought, or is there some other bloodthirsty predator prowling the wilderness? ER -