In the South African veld elephant herds are being callously killed for their ivory by murderous poachers. Fighting to save them, the Veteran and his team find themselves pitted against ruthless killers and wholesale political corruption. From conservation to politics, from bushveld to city, and from high finance to poaching this is a vivid and compelling journey into the competing worlds of activism and corruption. 'Lifts the lid on the ongoing threat to the endangered species' Daily Telegraph. 'Gripping, tense and timely' Alan Johnson