Author James Gardner

Book IV of the Dark Continent Chronicles!

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The Last Rhino

Book IV of The Dark Continent Chronicles

Before her suspicious death, Rigby Croxford’s wife, Helen fingered an African politician as the head of an international
wildlife poaching syndicate. Plans to avenge Helen’s death are put on hold when an ex-lover from Rigby’s past reenters his life.

The woman’s daughter has disappeared in Africa. She enlists Rigby’s help, but her agenda is not what it seems to be. Their
adventure across the African frontier puts them at odds with an unforgiving wilderness and a barbaric despot.

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I've got a brand new site on Facebook where you can stay in-touch, keep up with my latest work and interact with other who like action/adventure/thriller stories.

I'm also interested in several social and economic issues that affect the lives of Africans and write about that on my Facebook pages. We can't ignore these issues any longer because the world has become "smaller" and what affects people in the back country of Africa also affects us in the western world, now. By paying attention to the issues, we are not only helping them: we discover that we are looking out for our own interests.

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The Dark Continent Chronicles: Kindle & Paperback NOW!

Book One of The Dark Continent Chronicles: The Lion Killer

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Book Two of The Dark Contienent Chronicles: The Zambezi Vendetta

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Book Three of The Dark Continent Chronicles: The Honeyguide

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A Reader Comments on The Honeyguide

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 21:55:00 +0000

"Got the book yesterday and read it all night. Couldn't put it down.

It is so incredibly current (Boston terrorist attack) and is neatly and tightly written. Although I love your detailed descriptions of Africa in the other two books, I am partial to this one because it brings home the Chinese/Middle Eastern threat.

As Americans we are all dreading the time when the US will be hit with a nuclear attack from some rogue 3rd world country that has managed to arm itself.

I love your descriptions of what you know........Africa, New York, Miami, Key West, boats, planes, guns, the stock market and the marriage of Helen and Rigby.

You know marriage (that dialogue is very authentic). Keep writing about what you know. I love to learn when I read and your books expand my frame of reference.

You just have to continue on with Sean, Chang and Rigby. Keep on writing! This book would make a great movie.

Love the book!

--MC

The Honeyguide by James Gardner is Available in Paperback and Kindle!

Get The Whole Dark Continent Chronicles Trilogy!

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The HoneyGuide and The Dark Continent Chronicles

New Book Announcement!

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Pennington Publishers is proud to announce the third book in James Gardner's thrilling adventure series, The Dark Continent Chronicles, The Honeyguide!

Rugged hero Rigby Croxford returns in a story that sweeps him away from his home in Africa and across the globe in a race against time and a twisted enemy who would sell America out in an explosive bid to make his country the only remaining superpower.

Rigby Croxford’s introduction to the United States proves to be more perilous than anything he faced in Africa. His efforts to defend his famous brother-in- law, a television newscaster, from a sex scandal puts him at odds with men bent on destroying America.

Don't miss this edge-of-your-seat thrill ride in paperback and on Kindle!

Coming Soon! The HONEYGUIDE

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The Honeyguide, the third book in the Dark Continent Chronicles trilogy is coming soon!

This riveting conclusion to one of today's best Adventure Thriller sagas is on its way and it does not fail to delight. Thriller writer James Gardner has done it again: he has captured the best and worst of humanity and has pitted them against one another in a sinister, global game of misdirection with the all-too-real threat of nuclear terrorism. The CIA, the news media, a familiar but now horribly disfigured and wealthy Asian arms dealer, religious extremists and our hero Rigby Croxford are in a race against time and an impending nuclear holocaust.

If you have read the first two books in The Dark Continent Chronicles, The Lion Killer and The Zambezi Vendetta, then you have already been thrust to the edge of your seat through the twists and turns down the rivers of Africa and the minds of some of the most powerful and dangerous people in the world today.

Gardner draws upon over 40 years of intimate knowledge of the toughest back country in Africa and the economic and political forces that shape the corrupt underbelly of Africa. In The Honeyguide, Gardner brings to a tense and explosive conclusion the deadly plots and wheels within wheels that were put in motion in The Lion Killer and The Zambezi Vendetta. He again exposes the true animal nature of men as he equates them with another small but cunning creature, The Honeyguide.

"The African black-throated honeyguide is an ordinary looking bird, but it’s far more cunning than most living things. Honey guides lay their eggs in the nests of other bird species. After the nestlings kill their nest mates, they consume the food foraged by their newly adopted parents. When food is scarce the ravenous chicks sometimes eat their parents.

A symbiotic relationship exists between the honeyguides and the tribes of southern Africa. The bird leads honey gatherers to wild bee hives. As payment, pieces of the hive are left for the birds to eat. Africans believe that if no payment is left, the honey guide will take revenge by leading honey collectors into the path of a lion.

--from the Introduction to The Honeyguide

Don't miss The Dark Continent Chronicles trilogy in print and on Kindle!
If You own Kindle, find them on KDP Select!
The Lion Killer
The Zambezi Vendetta
The Honeyguide

Riding A Dream...

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A Hero Hard At Work...

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When he is not traveling in the hot back country of Africa, flying his seaplane, scuba diving or...

...writing about villains, heroes, and adventure...

Jim can be found playing the part of real-life hero to his most important and appreciative audience.

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The LA Screenplay Competition

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The Lion Killer Wins in Screenplay Competition!

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Beverly Hills, April 11

James Gardner, author of the The Lion Killer, (First book in the Dark Continent Chronicles adventure-thriller trilogy), has made history by placing 3rd Place in the Los Angeles Screenplay competition. James wrote the series with a forward view to the big screen, and on his first outing with it, took 3rd place in one of the most prestigious screenplay competitions.

James Gardner's adventure-thriller, The Lion Killer introduces Rigby Croxford, ex-military, native of Africa who finds that life now takes him on hard twists and deadly turns created by the minds of desperate people in desperate situations. Money, avarice, lust, passion, romance and deep-seated, disturbed thinking propel him through moment-by-moment, jaw-dropping action. Danger comes from the most deadly animals on the planet: other men.

Gardner's extensive personal experience in Africa and his intimate knowledge of its people fuel the personalities and intense action in this exciting read. See what all the buzz is about: click the link and buy The Lion Killer now!

We look forward to even greater successes by this outstanding and talented writer!

Congratulations Jim!

Follow James on Twitter!

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HOT NEWS: James Gardner's The ZAMBEZI VENDETTA is AVAILABLE NOW

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The ZAMBEZI VENDETTA

NEW from the pen of James S. Gardner: The ZAMBEZI VENDETTA, It is Book Two of The Dark Continent Chronicles and is available at your bookstore and on Amazon.com.

The first book by Palm Beach’s resident adventure thriller author, James S. Gardner, commanded the lead on the Palm Beach book seller charts as the Number 1 Best-Seller. Now Gardner’s sizzling second book in The Dark Continent Chronicles series, The Zambezi Vendetta, promises to outperform the competition again!

For Rigby Croxford fans:
Rigby Croxford returns in this spine-chilling saga about the harrowing escape attempt by six American tourists caught in the middle of a bloody civil war in Africa. They are left with no choice but to brave the dark and deadly Zambezi River.

Find The Zambezi Vendetta and The Lion Killer (Book I of The ark Continent Chronicles) on Amazon.com and at fine bookstores near you.
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Who is James Gardner? A Personal Interview by The Coastal Star

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Meet the man behind the story.

Find out who James S. Gardner is in this very personal interview by The Coastal Star.

Click Here To See the Interview!

Endorsements for The Lion Killer: America's Best-Selling Author James Patterson

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Endorsements for The Lion Killer: Dan Jenkins

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The Lion KIller is Available On Kindle!

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Want to read The Lion Killer wherever you are?
Try reading it on a Kindle by Amazon. No matter where you are, you can buy The Lion Killer and download it to your Kindle. With your Kindle you can be reading the book in a little over a minute.

Click Here to get your copy of The Lion Killer for Kindle

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James and Sir Harold Evans Signing Books Together at Parker Ladd Author Breakfast

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James and Sir Harold (Harry) Evans (author of "My Paper Chase") sign books together at the Parker Ladd Author's Breakfast.

He gave a moving speech on the difficulties within the culture of modern Africa as he has observed them while visiting deepest Africa. He fictionalizes those people and situations in his book, The Lion Killer.

Jame appears next at Lighthouse Center for The Arts in Tequesta, Florida.

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James to speak at Lighthouse Center for The Arts on "Visions of Africa"

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James will be the featured speaker at the "Visions of Africa" art and culture exhibit at:

Lighthouse Center For The Arts in Tequesta Florida on Thursday, February 25, 2010. 6 - 7:30 p.m.

Jim will give one of his compelling lectures on culture and the Human Condition in Africa. He will also present several pieces of hand made art that he has collected during his twenty-five visits to deep Africa.

A reception follows during which James will be signing copies of his latest book, The Lion Killer. You can also sample traditional South African foods and wines.

R.S.V.P. Lighthouse Center for The Arts at 561.746.3101

We look forward to seeing you there!
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The Lion Killer is #1 Seller

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The Palm Beach Daily News and Main Street News report that James Gardner's hot, lush adventure thriller, The Lion Killer has reached Number One on their Best-Seller charts!

Go to Amazon.com, your favorite bookseller or
http://www.thelionkiller.net/
and get your copy of this exciting best-seller Today!

What Happens When The Haitians Leave Home?

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What Impact Will Haitian Earthquake Refugees Have On Its Neighbors?

Many Haitians will leave their island homes –or lack thereof, after the earthquake dust settles and the emergency relief dwindles. We’ve seen this story before with other island states that have been devastated by natural or manmade disasters.

It is my most ardent hope that they’ll wait for the mountainous waves to stop rolling down unimpeded from the North Atlantic and the Gulfstream to become more user-friendly. We know what the tragedy looks and feels like when desperate people try to escape to America lacking adequate resources. But make no mistake about it, they’re coming. The mass exodus will be underway in earnest around April. The grumbling about the illegal aliens hasn’t started yet, but it’s about to happen, yet again.

Some Haitians will use the Bahamas as a temporary stopover during their clandestine migration to the United States. Most of the real estate developments in the Bahamas have gone bust. There are no jobs and not as many tourists. This time their landings will be thwarted by the usually easygoing Bahamians.

But, what greater tragedy awaits?

Click the link below to read the rest of my op-ed article on the Haitian earthquake problem and my experiences with Haitian refugees.

Click Here--->Op-ed: The Problem of the Haitian Earthquake and Refugees

Click "Comments" below this post to sound off on this issue.

--James

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An Autopsy of Zimbabwe

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How can a country that in 1980 was called the bread-basket of Africa be reduced to a basket-case in 30 years? The same country that boasted about its 80% literacy rate now has 82% unemployment. In 1996, I bought a case of Zambezi beer for 130 Zimbabwe dollars, which was equal to 10 US dollars. Last year the same case of beer cost a staggering 100 trillion Zimbabwe dollars. The Zimbabwe economy makes the Weimar Republic in the 1930s look like present day Switzerland.

My first visit to what was Rhodesia and is now Zimbabwe was in 1968. Robert Gabriel Mugabe had already served four years of an eleven year prison sentence. His crime was making subversive speeches. Twelve years later, when Mugabe was sworn in as the newly elected President of Zimbabwe, he was seen as a bearer of hope for Africans. To the uninformed, Mugabe was not unlike the other iron-fisted leaders who wrestled control from the men whose European ancestors settled in Africa. But this was no ordinary thug seizing power by way of the usual military coup; this was a soft-spoken diminutive man who had earned seven college degrees. Zimbabwe’s economy flourished under Mugabe’s leadership during the early 1980s, and then something went terribly wrong.

After making 25 trips to Africa over a span of 40 years, I find I have more questions than answers, but there is one undeniable fact: In 1980, 300,000 whites controlled 99% of the Zimbabwe’s wealth. In a country of 12 million people, this inequity was unsustainable.

The centerpiece of Zimbabwe’s economic destruction has been Mugabe’s confiscation of the white-owned farms. The mass exodus of 250,000 white Zimbabweans has left the country devoid of capital and expertise. Unable to find work, Zimbabwe’s skilled black workers are also leaving.

Was reparation Mugabe’s hidden agenda, or did unseen circumstances force his hand? It’s difficult to understand the octogenarian President’s motives. He is an enigma protected by the tight security that has undoubtedly spared him from assassination.

Africans are plagued by an obsession with ethnicity. The European adventurists who carved up the Dark Continent used mountain ranges and rivers to mark the boundaries of the land they subjugated. Peoples with vast cultural differences were forced into coexistences. The conqueror’s greed and miscalculations have caused genocides and civil wars. The Hutus killing 800,000 Tutsis and the genocide taking place in the Darfur are prime examples.

Mugabe is a member of the majority Shona tribe. One of his first orders was to send the Fifth Brigade accompanied by their North Korean advisors into the heart of Matabeleland, where they massacred 20,000 members of the minority Ndebele tribe. It should be noted that most of Zimbabwe was at one time controlled by the more aggressive Ndebele Nation, until their king, Lobengula, sold it to John Cecil Rhodes.

At first, Mugabe courted the white farmers, but when they sided with the Matabele, he was said to be outraged. The farmers had become his scapegoats. Just as Adolph Hitler used the Jew and Idi Amin used the Indian, despots need to fabricate enemies to blame for the ills of their countries.
The final nail in Mugabe’s economic coffin was when the United States and Great Britain withdrew their financial support for reimbursing the white farmers for the land Mugabe was repossessing. How could he pay the people who were keeping him in power? His only option was to give them more farms. This made the downward spiral, fait accompli.

To his defenders, Robert Mugabe is seen as their George Washington. He is the black man who brought down the white elitists. His detractors say black Zimbabweans fared better under Ian Smith’s reign. One thing’s for certain, life for the average white or black Zimbabwean has been hellish.

What happens to Zimbabwe after Mugabe? During the last fifty years, guilt-ridden countries have sent one-trillion US dollars in foreign-aid to Africa, yet Africans are now the poorest of the poor. Massive aid will make dishonest men rich, but it won’t resurrect Zimbabwe. Rebuilding the country’s economy will take more time than it took to destroy it. The eco-tourist infrastructure has atrophied, but it can be revitalized. Some say the country’s mineral wealth has been squandered. Mugabe’s opponents say the money is stashed in his Swiss bank accounts. The real economic future of Zimbabwe lies in her fallowed farms. The country’s subsistence farmers cannot manage large scale farms. Running mega-farms is a complicated business that can only be learned by on-the-job training. The quickest way to kick-start Zimbabwe’s agricultural base would be to entice the white farmers to come home. Asking them to return without absolute assurances would be illogical. These guarantees will have to come from countries outside of Africa. To advocate a return to 1980 would be absurd, but is there room for compromise? If there isn’t, generations of Zimbabweans will live in poverty.

Someday, the fifty-three countries of Africa may have to be reapportioned into one hundred new countries. Although Zimbabwe does have tribal differences, it is far less diverse than most African countries. If the United States was successful in helping rebuild Zimbabwe, it would be a great endowment for America.

After the industrialized countries of the world squander their own raw materials, they will look to Africa as the place to obtain natural resources. China knows the success of replacing the United States as the next economic juggernaut lies in the strategic minerals and oil found in Africa. It’s not in our best economic interests to let China’s influence go unchecked.

     I have faith in the people of Zimbabwe. Africans are superb survivalists, it they weren’t we wouldn’t exist. After all, human evolution started someplace in Southern Africa.

     I invite your thoughts.
                James Gardner

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James Gardner Compared to Dashiell Hammett

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James Gardner's writing style has been compared to the intense and popular writing style of influential American author Dashiell Hammett, whose writings include The Maltese Falcon (and character Sam Spade), The Thin Man, and Red Harvest.

James Edstrom of Times Square Gossip says of James Gardner's writing, "Gardner’s story telling approach follows in the path of Dashiell Hammett. “Life is disposable; the Land is beautiful and the search is fatal.”

Gardner's The Lion Killer is an adventure thriller that takes the reader on hard twists and turns through the minds of desperate people in desperate situations where money, avarice, lust, passion, romance and deep-seated, disturbed thinking propel the characters through this jaw-dropping adventure. Gardner's extensive personal experiences in Africa and intimate knowledge of its people people fuel the personalities and the action in this great read.

Watch The Lion Killer book trailer at www.thelionkiller.net and on Youtube.

START THE ADVENTURE TODAY!

Author James Gardner

Book IV of the Dark Continent Chronicles!

The Last Rhino

Book IV of The Dark Continent Chronicles

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Book One of The Dark Continent Chronicles: The Lion Killer

Book Two of The Dark Contienent Chronicles: The Zambezi Vendetta

Book Three of The Dark Continent Chronicles: The Honeyguide

A Reader Comments on The Honeyguide

Get The Whole Dark Continent Chronicles Trilogy!

New Book Announcement!

Coming Soon! The HONEYGUIDE

Riding A Dream...

A Hero Hard At Work...

When he is not traveling in the hot back country of Africa, flying his seaplane, scuba diving or... ...writing about villains, heroes, and adventure... Jim can be found playing the part of real-life hero to his most important and appreciative audience.

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The LA Screenplay Competition

The Lion Killer Wins in Screenplay Competition!

Follow James on Twitter!

HOT NEWS: James Gardner's The ZAMBEZI VENDETTA is AVAILABLE NOW

Who is James Gardner? A Personal Interview by The Coastal Star

Endorsements for The Lion Killer: America's Best-Selling Author James Patterson

Endorsements for The Lion Killer: Dan Jenkins

The Lion KIller is Available On Kindle!

James and Sir Harold Evans Signing Books Together at Parker Ladd Author Breakfast

James to speak at Lighthouse Center for The Arts on "Visions of Africa"

The Lion Killer is #1 Seller

What Happens When The Haitians Leave Home?

An Autopsy of Zimbabwe

James Gardner Compared to Dashiell Hammett

When he is not traveling in the hot back country of Africa, flying his seaplane, scuba diving or...

...writing about villains, heroes, and adventure...

Jim can be found playing the part of real-life hero to his most important and appreciative audience.