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In the Beginning of the Night
The perfect safari. Or the perfect deception?Suave and debonaire Mark Dacks has garnered together an intimate group of guests for an exclusive tour of central Africa. A once in a lifetime experience. Or so it seems…Appearing to be the consummate host, Mark, and his hostess, Korina Prague, deal in illicit gems. Unbeknown to their guests, the safari is a front but they are just as valued. During an evening of cocktails and gambolling, Mark slips out for a rendezvous on the slippery steps of Devil’s Gorge. To make an exchange for diamonds. But he’s betrayed. Was he sold out by one of his own or has a guest found him out?Safely whisking his party off to a paradise island in the Mozambique channel, Mark finds himself in deeper water. His foe deals his final card, with Korina at the heart of it.What was a game of pleasure now becomes a game of death…A complete departure from all his other work, In the Beginning of the Night is a new and exhilarating thriller from the multitalented writer, Peter Rimmer.
177 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 11, 2021
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Peter Rimmer
78 books86 followersPeter Rimmer was born in London, England, and grew up in the south of the city where he went to Cranleigh School. After the Second World War and at aged 18, Peter joined the Royal Air Force, reaching the rank of Pilot Officer before he was 19. Then at the end of his National Service and with the optimism of youth, he sailed for Africa with his older brother to grow tobacco in what was then Rhodesia, and the odyssey of his life began.
The years went by and Peter found himself in Johannesburg founding an insurance brokering company. Over 2% of the companies listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange were clients of Rimmer Associates. He opened companies in the United States of America, Australia and Hong Kong and travelled extensively between the branches.
His passion had always been writing books, which he started at a very early age, though running a business was a driving force too and a common thread throughout his books. By the 1990’s, he had written several novels about Africa and England, and his breakthrough came with Cry of the Fish Eagle published by HarperCollins, Zimbabwe. It was a bestseller, which was followed up with the release of Vultures in the Wind. However, during this time, Zimbabwe was going through its struggles and the books did not get their just international recognition.
Having lived a reclusive life on his beloved smallholding in Knysna, South Africa, for over 25 years, Peter passed away in July 2018. He has left an enormous legacy of unpublished work for his family to release over the coming years, and not only them but also his readers from around the world will sorely miss him. Peter Rimmer was 81 years old.
To learn more about Peter, and to get a free starter library of novels, visit his website at www.peterrimmer.com, or find him on Facebook.com/PeterRimmerAuthor, follow him on Twitter @htcrimmer.com, and on BookBub: www.bookbub.com/authors/peter-rimmer
The years went by and Peter found himself in Johannesburg founding an insurance brokering company. Over 2% of the companies listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange were clients of Rimmer Associates. He opened companies in the United States of America, Australia and Hong Kong and travelled extensively between the branches.
His passion had always been writing books, which he started at a very early age, though running a business was a driving force too and a common thread throughout his books. By the 1990’s, he had written several novels about Africa and England, and his breakthrough came with Cry of the Fish Eagle published by HarperCollins, Zimbabwe. It was a bestseller, which was followed up with the release of Vultures in the Wind. However, during this time, Zimbabwe was going through its struggles and the books did not get their just international recognition.
Having lived a reclusive life on his beloved smallholding in Knysna, South Africa, for over 25 years, Peter passed away in July 2018. He has left an enormous legacy of unpublished work for his family to release over the coming years, and not only them but also his readers from around the world will sorely miss him. Peter Rimmer was 81 years old.
To learn more about Peter, and to get a free starter library of novels, visit his website at www.peterrimmer.com, or find him on Facebook.com/PeterRimmerAuthor, follow him on Twitter @htcrimmer.com, and on BookBub: www.bookbub.com/authors/peter-rimmer
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December 14, 2021
Enjoyable if short read
Not as polished as some of his other work, this doesn't detract from the enjoyment of the story. The story could easily be twice the length as published only adding some depth to the characters and locations. However it is still an enjoyable tale and I'm glad that I purchased it
Not as polished as some of his other work, this doesn't detract from the enjoyment of the story. The story could easily be twice the length as published only adding some depth to the characters and locations. However it is still an enjoyable tale and I'm glad that I purchased it
August 14, 2022
A rather changed pace for this story, without the angling promise.
I expected something a little different to this, but was not disappointed just unsure of whether this quite followed the sagas of Brigandshaw and his other African sagas. An excellent short read just right for a trip or flight.
I expected something a little different to this, but was not disappointed just unsure of whether this quite followed the sagas of Brigandshaw and his other African sagas. An excellent short read just right for a trip or flight.
December 16, 2021
Another victory for the late, great Peter Rimmer
Slowly builds into a great read.
Very atmospheric with all the descriptive prose we have come to expect from Peter Rimmer.
Please continue with the good work Kamba Publishing.
Slowly builds into a great read.
Very atmospheric with all the descriptive prose we have come to expect from Peter Rimmer.
Please continue with the good work Kamba Publishing.
February 4, 2022
The enemy within
A great story by this author hence the 5 stars. Definitely a different story line. Well worth a read. You never know who is the enemy. Can definitely recommend it.
A great story by this author hence the 5 stars. Definitely a different story line. Well worth a read. You never know who is the enemy. Can definitely recommend it.
December 25, 2021
Virtually no plot. over descriptive of each character and actions e.g. nearly two pages of describing opening a bottle of gin! Not a patch on his Briganshaw Chronicles series. naive style of writing. very short but all the action in the last 10 pages.
January 23, 2022
I cant belief that Peter Rimmer wrote this book.
It is a very far fetched story, nothing like the previous book I read by this author.
It is a very far fetched story, nothing like the previous book I read by this author.
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April 17, 2024Very readable
Not the usual reading from Peter Rimmer, but enjoyable nevertheless. Dacks runs a travel agency and safari business with a difference. A very readable book
Not the usual reading from Peter Rimmer, but enjoyable nevertheless. Dacks runs a travel agency and safari business with a difference. A very readable book
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