Books by Author Peter Riva

by Peter Riva
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7 books
Two series of books encapsulating personal knowledge, experiences and learning into page-turning fiction.
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Murder on Safari

Peter Riva, 2023
In this action-packed thriller series opener, a producer and his crew uncover a deadly terrorist plot while filming a nature show in East Africa. Film producer Pero Baltazar and his team have arrived in Kenya to shoot footage for a nature television show. Showing them around is Pero’s friend and expert safari guide Mbuno. It’s just another adventure expected to be like all the ones they’ve loved before. That is until one of the crew vanishes only to be found dead. Further investigation reveals terrorists are likely behind the murder . . . Hoping to evade further danger, Pero and his crew head to their next location. But the sinister villains follow, revealing their plan to kill thousands. But how? And where? And does it have anything to do with Pero’s secret work for the US State Department? No matter the answer, Pero and his crew must now put down their cameras and pool their skills before anyone else falls prey to the terrorist threat . . .

The Path

Peter Riva, 2015
AI threatens to destroy humanity, and only one computer expert can stop it in this cyberpunk thriller by the author of Murder on Safari. Simon Bank lives in a future where just about everything in America is run by the System—the food supply, the weather, national security, and more. Everyone is free from want. Individuals can control where they live and where they go to school. They can have a relationship with whomever they like. They can set their own hours for work and work whatever job they like. Simon is a codifier who works with the System’s artificial intelligence to humanize it and to help it run the country more smoothly. But when a tornado tears up Manhattan, Simon realizes the System has a terrifying secret and is a threat to humankind. Now, with only his intellect and instincts, plus a few new friends—human and artificial—Simon must race against the clock to save himself and the world. And he better be careful. There’s no telling what the System might do if it feels threatened . . .

Reaching Angelica

Peter Riva, 2023
In this science fiction sequel to The Path, the crew of a ship bound to colonize another planet must first save the universe from a deadly entity. Life has changed for computer wrangler Simon Bank when he awakens from a hundred-year coma. To start, he’s on board a massive spaceship on a mission to colonize Alpha Centauri B. The crew includes his former adversary Cramer, a computer entity named Ra (now in a human form and going by Aten), and a telepathic dog named Zip. Everyone believes Simon is a hero, and there’s no time to disagree . . . Simon accidentally awakened a powerful entity that believes human life to be a virus worthy of annihilation. Before it destroys all life on Earth and the spaceship, Simon must find a way to stop it. Once again, Simon must rely on his computer skills and his motley group of friends to save the universe before his crew finds themselves on a journey to nowhere . . .

Kidnapped on Safari

Peter Riva, 2023
A filmmaker’s search for a kidnapped safari guide pulls him into a massive terrorist plot in this action-packed, international thriller. Film producer Pero Baltazar’s last job has him filming on Kenya’s Lake Rudolf for a television nature show with the help of his friend, Mbuno, an expert tracker and safari guide. But their idyllic escape is soon spoiled by terrifying news: Mbuno’s nephew has been kidnapped while leading a safari five hundred miles away in Tanzania. As they begin their search, they find a trail of clues that leads to a shocking discovery. The kidnappers have ties to an illegal logging operation run by sinister mercenaries from Boko Haram. They pose an even bigger threat than just human trafficking and deforestation. Rescuing Mbuno’s nephew will not only risk their lives but also the political stability of the entire region . . .

Elephant Safari

Peter Riva, 2024
A documentary team hiking through East Africa collides with a gang of deadly poachers, in this gripping adventure by the author of Kidnapped on Safari. Years of filming, extreme dangers, and daring rescues have taken their toll on documentary producer Pero Baltazar and his team. To relax and reconnect with the East African wildlife they love, Pero organizes a walking safari for him, his camerawoman Nancy Breiton, and their elite guide Mbuno Waliangulu. Still, Pero has trouble truly disconnecting from work. When the team comes across a herd of elephants making their annual migration north of Lake Rudolf, Pero decides the team will film their journey from Kenya into Ethiopia along the Omo River. What begins as a peaceful trip quickly turns into a chaotic nightmare as the trio crosses paths with a crew of poachers whose ivory sales are financing terrorists. The three are determined to protect the endangered herd from slaughter, and Mbuno enlists the help of local tribesmen. But the corruption of ivory poachers has deep roots that stretch to UN refugee camps, Chinese gangs, and the Iranian elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard. Faced with overwhelming odds, the trio must now rely on Pero’s contacts in the CIA, as well as Mbuno’s skills in the bush, if they hope to ever return from this excursion alive . . .

The Berlin Package

A Thriller
Peter Riva, 2016
A filmmaker moonlighting as a top-secret courier must thwart a deadly plot involving kidnappers and Nazi gold in this break-neck thriller. Pero Baltazar’s work as a film producer takes him all over the world. It’s the sort of career that has made him an asset to the US State Department as a part-time courier. His last assignment from them, however, proved almost fatal and required some time off. Finally rested and ready to get back to work, Pero takes a job on a spy film shooting in Berlin. Unfortunately, someone at the CIA has a mysterious package waiting for him upon his arrival. With little details or instructions to go off of, Pero finds himself thrust into a deadly game. Soon the director and the star of his film are kidnapped, and Pero discovers the secret behind the package’s contents. Enlisting the help of his friend, Mbuno, an expert tracker and safari guide, Pero hopes he can stay ahead of his enemies, because if he gets killed, millions more could die . . .

A Tribal Rumble

A Safari Campfire Tale
Peter Riva, 2009
A journey into the real heart of East Africa. Tribesman Mbuno, combines resources, friendship, and a love of elephants with Carol, an ex-colonial woman. Together they forge a new East African beginning and preserve some of the world's most majestic animals. Life in East Africa was poised on a knife’s edge; the ancient ways of traditional natives were being marginalized in the battle between modern needs and those desperate to preserve some of the world’s most majestic animals at any cost. As a clash of cultures erupts, it takes the skills of Mbuno, a premier scout, and the determination of Carol, an ex-colonial woman, to combine resources, friendship, and a love of elephants to prevent an expanding slaughter.