When the Killing's Done (Wenn das Schlachten vorbei ist)
T. C. Boyle · 2012
The island of Anacapa, off the coast of California, is overrun with black rats which are threatening the ancient population of ground-nesting birds. Alma Boyd Takesue of the National Park Service is campaigning to exterminate them once and for all, but her systematic plan is in danger of sabotage by two notorious environmental activists, Anise Reed and Dave LaJoy.
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„Wenn der Schlacht in Vorbeist, you may know my book about the invasive species on the Channel Islands, California Channel Islands. Wir bringen Tiere in Orte, in denen sie nicht gehören.“
Boyle verweist auf seinen Roman über invasive Arten auf den kalifornischen Channel Islands, als er über seine Faszination für Schlangen und invasive Spezies spricht. Das Buch wird als thematischer Vorläufer von 'Blue Skies' positioniert.
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