Glen Martin

Take a doughty Filipina immigrant and a combat corpsman still recovering from the bad old days in Afghanistan, stir in a fabulous treasure they discover in an abandoned storage locker, add a megalomaniacal drug lord who also claims the trove, throw in a hodgepodge of crazed rednecks, cynical lawmen, murderous sidekicks, bloodthirsty brujos and sniper monks, and you have Locker #336, a thriller that moves at light speed across two hemispheres, features detailed gunplay and parses the Manichean struggle between good and evil in new and twisted ways. Cormac McCarthy meets Stephen Hunter and Carl Hiaasen for a couple of beers and shots in Locker #336. Belly up to the bar and enjoy.

Are conservation and protecting animals the same thing? In "Game Changer", award-winning environmental reporter Glen Martin takes a fresh look at this question as it applies to Africa's megafauna. Martin assesses the rising influence of the animal rights movement and finds that the policies championed by animal welfare groups could lead paradoxically to the elimination of the very species - including elephants and lions - that are the most cherished. In his anecdotal and highly engaging style, Martin takes readers to the heart of the conflict. He revisits the debate between conservationists, who believe that people whose lives are directly impacted by the creation of national parks and preserves should be compensated, versus those who believe that restrictive protection that forbids hunting is the most effective way to conserve wildlife and habitats. Focusing on the different approaches taken by Kenya, Tanzania, and Namibia, Martin vividly shows how the world's last great populations of wildlife have become the hostages in a fight between those who love animals and those who would save them.