Book description
Leo Painter is the CEO of Earth Global, a large energy, mining and
real-estate development firm. He and his party of company executives are
traveling in Botswana to consult with the government of Botswana about
accessing their extractable resources. In this stand-alone, Ramsay,
author of the Ike Schwartz series (Choker ), follows the head honchos of
Earth Global, a large conglomerate dealing in mining, energy, and real
estate worldwide, to mineral-rich Botswana, which CEO Leo Painter wishes
to turn into profitable ventures for his company. His accompanying
entourage is greedy and immoral and trying to muscle out the aging Leo.
Paralleling Leo's tale is the unforgettable Sekeo, an old, ill lion
fighting off younger rivals, and game ranger Danderson, her delightful
family, and her friends, who seek to make life something more than a
focus on money and power. VERDICT A bit rougher-edged than Alexander
McCall Smith's genteel "No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency"
series, this mystery will still attract his fans and those who like
Michael Stanley's Detective Kubu series (e. g., The Second Death of
Goodluck Tinubu ). Dr. Frederick Ramsay was born in Baltimore,
Maryland. He received his doctorate from the University of
Illinois-Westside Medical Campus. After a stint in the Army, he joined
the faculty of the University of Maryland, School of Medicine, teaching
Anatomy, Embryology and Histology; engaged in research and also served
as an Associate Dean. During this time he also pursued studies in
theology and in 1971 was ordained an Episcopal priest. He is the author
of several scientific and general articles, tracts, theses, and
co-author of The Baltimore Declaration. He is an accomplished public
speaker and once hosted a television spot, Prognosis, on the evening
news for WMAR-TV, Baltimore. He is also an iconographer with works
displayed around the world. He lives in Surprise, Arizona with his wife
and partner, Susan.
