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.
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.
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.
Smith's high-energy adventures usually grab me right away, but I couldn't get into this one, set in Post-WWI Africa.
Ex-soldier Leon Courtney guides the rich and powerful from America and Europe on big-game safaris. After a successful expedition with U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt, Leon became one of the worlds most sought-after hunters. Now, he is about to find out that celebrity comes at a hazardous price.
Leon has been recruited by the British forces to gather intelligence on Count Otto von Meerbach, a German industrialist who builds aircraft for the Kaisers growing army. As his safari guide, Leon is closer to the Count than anyoneand its not long before he stumbles upon a plot that could turn the tides of the coming World War. But when he falls for the Counts beautiful mistress, Eva, all bets are off. Now Leon finds himself desperately in love, dangerously alone to stop the Counts planand in grave peril as he learns more about the enigmatic Eva.
Leon has been recruited by the British forces to gather intelligence on Count Otto von Meerbach, a German industrialist who builds aircraft for the Kaisers growing army. As his safari guide, Leon is closer to the Count than anyoneand its not long before he stumbles upon a plot that could turn the tides of the coming World War. But when he falls for the Counts beautiful mistress, Eva, all bets are off. Now Leon finds himself desperately in love, dangerously alone to stop the Counts planand in grave peril as he learns more about the enigmatic Eva.
