It is 1913 and ex-soldier turned professional big game hunter,
Leon Courtney, is in British East Africa guiding rich and powerful
men from America and Europe on safaris in the Masai tribe
territories. One of his clients, German industrialist Count Otto
von Meerbach, has a company which builds aircraft and vehicles for
the Kaiser's burgeoning army. But Leon had not bargained for
falling passionately in love with Eva, the Count's beautiful and
enigmatic mistress.
Just prior to the outbreak of World War I, Leon is recruited by
his uncle, Penrod Ballantyne, Commander of the British Forces in
East Africa, to gather information from von Meerbach. He stumbles
on a plot against the British involving the disenchanted survivors
of the Boer War, but it is only when Eva and von Meerbach return to
Africa that Leon finds out who and what is really behind the
conspiracy.
'A Rider Haggard for our times' "Financial Times"
General
Imprint: |
Pan Books
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
The Courtneys of Africa, 6 |
Release date: |
May 2010 |
Authors: |
Wilbur Smith
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Dimensions: |
195 x 130 x 35mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
501 |
Edition: |
Unabridged |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-330-45247-2 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Adventure / thriller >
General
|
LSN: |
0-330-45247-9 |
Barcode: |
9780330452472 |
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