Book description
In German East Africa on the eve of the First World War two freebooting
adventurers - one a flamboyant Irish American, the other an impeccable
young Englishman - pit their wits against the gross German Commissioner
from whose territory they are making their living as game hunters and
ivory poachers. But the outbreak of war gives the signal for their
private skirmishing to flare into a relentless vendetta pursued with
devastating violence by land and sea, so that what begins as a comic
escapade gives way to chilling horror...
Wilbur Smith was born in Central Africa in 1933. He was educated at
Michaelhouse and Rhodes University. He became a full-time writer in
1964 after the successful publication of When the Lion Feeds,
and has since written over thirty novels, all meticulously researched
on his numerous expeditions worldwide. His books are now translated
into twenty-six languages.
Find out more about Wilbur Smith by looking at his author website,
www. wilbursmithbooks. com
