Sent to New Zealand by his company to avert a hostile takeover, Peter Ferguson stumbles upon love, murder and laundered money. Then when he discovers a multi-million dollar scheme to turn a stretch of beautiful coastline into a parade of neon signs, liquor stores and casinos, Ferguson thinks he can see through muscle men, lawyers and policemen all the way to a Chinese syndicate in Hong Kong.

"A top notch mystery."—News & Observer

"A breathtaking suspense thriller."—Seattle Post-Intelligencer

"The Kiwi Target is the last book that John Ball wrote. We shall miss his inspiration."—Mystery Scene

John Ball's international bestseller In the Heat of the Night was made into an Oscar-winning movie starring Rod Steiger and Sidney Poitier and became a high-rating television series.