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The story of two very different, yet deceptively similar men, whose lives on two continents run in parallel but reverse paths, before ultimately meeting on the southern tip of Africa.

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The story of two very different, yet deceptively similar men, whose lives on two continents run in parallel but reverse paths, before ultimately meeting on the southern tip of Africa.
Autorenporträt
Doug Downie completed a PhD in Entomology at UC, Davis in 1999. He conducted research as a postdoc for 4 years, working on population genetics and molecular systematics of grape phylloxera, pseudomyrmex ants, and mealybugs. He took a position at Rhodes University in South Africa in 2003 and worked there until 2011. His work there included the cycad weevil work discussed in the book, as well as work in biocontrol. He moved back to the US in 2011 and worked as Senior Environmental Scientist at the California Environmental Protection Agency until retiring in 2019. He has published 7 books of fiction.