I really liked this novel set in New Zealand. It's about a group of environmentalists who work together to farm and garden on unclaimed or unused tracts of land. They decide to farm a new property but become embroiled in a conspiracy that's incredibly dangerous. Mira is the de facto head of Birnam Wood, the collective of farmers and environmentalists. Her best friend, Shelley, is thinking of leaving the group, but stays in to be involved in the new project, which has the potential of being funded by an American billionaire, Robert Lemoine. He wants to invest in good works and non-profits; however, Lemoine has much more planned for the property than Mira and her friends can imagine, and how that plays out creates a slowly rising tension in the book that kept me reading to the end. Mira's friend Tony is a budding reporter who decides to investigate the story as a way to break into the field, and his probing sets in motion a series of events that will be catastrophic. None of the characters in this book are particularly likable, but their actions and motivations are fascinating, and I found it impossible to put this book down.
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