Book description
It's the first day of the December school holidays and Martine has lots
of fun planned for the next few weeks, not least spending time with
Jemmy, her beloved white giraffe, and her best friend, Ben. The fourth
thrilling African adventure, written with all the zest and skill that
has endeared so many readers to THE WHITE GIRAFFE, DOLPHIN SONG and THE
LAST LEOPARD. Lauren St John was born in Gatooma, Rhodesia, now
Kadoma, Zimbabwe. At 11, she and her family moved to Rainbow's End farm
and game reserve, the subject of her acclaimed memoir, and she grew up
surrounded by animals, including eight horses, two warthogs and a pet
giraffe. After nearly a decade as golf correspondent to The Sunday
Times, followed by a sojourn in the US, riding the tour buses of alt.
country stars like Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle and the Dixie Chicks, she
wrote the bestselling 'White Giraffe' series. 'Dead Man's Cove', the
first in her new mystery series about 11-year-old detective, Laura
Marlin, won the 2011 Blue Peter Favourite Story and Book of the Year
Awards.
