Tony Park’s World War II thriller AFRICAN SKY is out in paperback from Quercus, released on 31 July.

AFRICAN SKY is a page-turning aventure set in Rhodesia, 1943: Squadron Leader Paul Bryant has been unable to fly a plane ever since a fatal bombing mission over Germany. Relegated to a desk job training new recruits, his life is lacklustre until one of his trainees is found raped and murdered. Pip Lovejoy, a local volunteer policewoman, has her own tragedies to forget; when she hears about the murder, however, she joins forces with Paul to investigate. Their mutual attraction intensifies as the case becomes more complicated, and the involvement of controversial heiress Catherine de Beers threatens to ruin everything.

Upcoming4.me wrote ‘AFRICAN SKY has everything from hair-raising flying action to espionage, backstabbing, sex and love but scratch the surface and you'll discover hidden depth and well-developed characters.’

Australian writer Tony Park fell in love with South Africa on a short trip in 1995 and he and his wife now divide their time between Sydney and their home in the African bush near Kruger Park. He is author of many bestselling action-packed adventure thrillers for Macmillan Australia and Quercus in the UK. His newest book THE HUNTER will be published in October 2014 by Macmillan Australia and Quercus in South Africa.

Praise for TONY PARK:

'An author who is starting to challenge the veteran Wilbur Smith for the title of 'master of the African thriller'' -- Geoffrey Wansell, Daily Mail

'Tony Park is one of Australia's best thriller writers and his African-based novels are consistently entertaining and thought-provoking.' -- Canberra Times

'Park's heroes are tough, blokey types - soldiers and coppers - and his heroines sassy and smart, but Africa always steals the show…a great way to spend a winter evening, transported to somewhere warm and exotic.' -- Georgia Gowing, The Independent Weekly