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Issue Details: First known date: 2003... 2003 Land of the Free
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'When wildlife conservationist, Charlene Tynsworth, flighty socialite, Paula Gooding, and Hollywood legend, Joan Taylor, join forces with Vernon O'Brien (a jaded soldier of fortune) they put everything on the line to expose brutal atrocities against endangered big game by some of the wealthiest men on earth. Posing as a hunter, Vernon must ingratiate himself with Laurie Watson (a sadistic 'safari' operator) in order to obtain covert footage of the operation. Charlene provides behind the scenes intel, risking her own life to end the destruction. While Vernon is in communications blackout, back home Paula's activities to raise funds for the cause come under an unwelcome spotlight. Suddenly she is fighting for her own life when a disgruntled employee frames her for embezzlement. She consoles herself in the knowledge that once the footage is released her name will be cleared, and she and Vernon can be together. But having fallen under Charlene's spell, Vernon stretches his stay in Africa to try and melt her hard exterior - in doing so revealing the true nature of his mission. Fired with determination to keep their dirty little secrets under wraps, and fuelled by the political and financial muscle behind the hunts, Laurie and his private army launch a deadly attack against Vernon and Charlene before the crucial evidence can be returned.' (Publisher's blurb)

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