Typical Wilbur Smith tale, and I believe his last. Leon Courtney gains fame as a safari guide after working with an expedition led by former President Teddy Roosevelt. He later works with British forces as an intelligence officer monitoring pro-German factions in Africa at the start of WWI. Familiar formula of adventure, romance, intrigue, and all things African, but an enjoyable, fast read.
Another of Smith's nailbiters that are hard to put down.. Istarted it to distract myself from surgical pain and just could not put it down.
Nothing more than a treatise on the senseless slaughter of animals. If you're a hunter, you'll love it but if you're an animal lover, it's a turnoff.
What a great story, this is a book I couldn't put down.
I have read most of what Wilbur Smith has written and I would rate as one of his lesser works.
