Whikatak Island

About the Book

A free trip to Australia and a week on a tropical island resort. Who could turn down such an offer? But when a NASA astronaut, a British playboy, a chess grand master and a US army officer receive such an invitation that is exactly what they should have done.

Their host is an ex-Russian military colonel, intent on creating the ultimate hunt and now he has found the perfect prey them.

Over three days the group must fight a constant battle against the Russian, wild animals and themselves, just to survive. Ending in a gun battle where there can be few winners, they succeed only in revealing the biggest betrayal of all

About the Author

Nial was born in Werribee, Victoria in April 1976. Since then he has lived in Brisbane and Canberra. After completing high school at Copland College, Nial was appointed a Midshipman at the Australian Defence Force Academy, a college of the University of New South Wales. He graduated with a bachelor of science degree in 1997 and in 1998 (as a member of the advanced student division) he completed his honours year, graduating with Class I honours. Since then Nial has taken leave without pay from the Navy so he can complete a Ph.D in the area of platinum anti-cancer drugs. He is also employed by the School of Chemistry as an associate lecturer. Whikatak Island was written in his spare time and on weekends, while studying for his Ph.D.

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