In Manhattan, Craig Mellow is the toast of the literary world, a young writer whose bestselling novels and larger-than-life adventures are fueled by natural-born charisma. But Craig lost a limb and a legacy in Africa. And his heart still clings to the land.
A representative of the World Bank recruits Craig to return to his war-torn homeland--to use his knowledge of Zimbawe's people, languages, and wildlife to stabilize its future. But once he sets foot on the continent, Craig cannot resist what runs in his bloodβ¦
Soon, this scion of a legendary family is caught in a new era of massive ivory poaching, of tribal warfare waged with modern killing tools, and international politics hardwired directly to Washington and Moscow. With a woman by his side and a traitor behind his back, Craig is about to learn a lesson of a brutal new age--if he can survive Africa one more time.
From Library Journal
Wild Justice, nicely read by Steven Pacey, involves Col. Peter Stride, who leads an elite force in an assault on a hijacked airliner in an attempt to free endangered hostages. Though the raid succeeds, Stride is fired for not fully following orders. Free from his military connection, he is then in a position to fight terrorism and conspiracy independently. A good story with lots of twists and treacheries. Together or separately, these three books are fine short adventures; each tale is about one-sixth the length of its original novel and loses an awful lot in the abridging. A recommendation: get these audios if you must for patrons in a hurry, but point them to an unabridged version if you can. - Cliff Glaviano, Bowling Green State Univ. Libs., OH
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Review
βSmith deftly evokes not only the horrific but also the beautiful, particularly the lush landscape of Africa."β The Washington Post Book World
"Wilbur Smith's written another page-turner."--Daily Mail
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Praise for Wilbur Smith
βSmith is a master.β *βPublishers Weekly
βOne of the worldβs most popular adventure writers.β βThe Washington Post Book World
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βA rare author who wields a razor-sharp sword of craftsmanship.β βTulsa World*
βWilbur Smith is one of those benchmarks against whom others are compared.β βThe Times (UK)
"Best Historical Novelist--I say Wilbur Smith, with his swashbuckling novels of Africa. The bodices of rip and the blood flows. You can get lost in Wilbur Smith and misplace all of August."--Stephen King
"Action is Wilur Smith's game, and he is a master."--The Washington Post Book World
βThe worldβs leading adventure writer.β β Daily Express (UK)
"Wilbur Smith rarely misses a trick."--Sunday Times
βSmith is a captivating storyteller.β βThe Orlando Sentinel
βNo one does adventure quite like Smith.β β Daily Mirror(UK)
"A thundering goodβ read is virtually the only way of describing Wilbur Smithβs books.β β*The Irish Times
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