<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Jim Courtney is protected by all the wealth and influence that his family's successful business, the Courtney Brothers Trading Company, can provide in the Dutch-owned colonies of South Africa. Louisa Leuven is an orphaned young woman who escaped the plague only to be unjustly imprisoned and transported to the Cape. When a storm destroys her prison ship, Jim is her only hope of escape"--Back cover.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>A Courtney series adventure - Book 3 in the Birds of Prey trilogy</b> <p/>Jim sprang back on to the truck of the violently rocking wagon, and stared across at Manatasee. She saw him and pointed her assegai at his face. Then he saw the length of slow-match had been exposed across the last yard of trampled earth below the mound on which the queen stood. The swift flame shot along it, leaving the fuse blackened and twisted as it burned. Jim clenched his jaws and waited for the explosion. ' A powerful enemy. A land of second chances. Jim Courtney is protected by all the wealth and influence that his family's successful business, the Courtney Brothers Trading Company, can provide in the Dutch-owned colonies of South Africa. Louisa Leuven is an orphaned young woman who escaped the plague only to be unjustly imprisoned and transported to the Cape. When a storm destroys her prison ship, Jim is her only hope of escape. But Louise and Jim have greater adventures in the African wilds ahead of them: they must flee from Dutch forces who seek not only to recapture their prisoner, but also to hunt down and hang Jim Courtney - and punish the other member of the Courtney family, however they can...<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><br> <b>Wilbur Smith (Author)</b><br> <b>Wilbur Smith</b> is a worldwide phenomenon. His readership has built up over fifty-five years of writing.<br> Born in Central Africa in 1933, Wilbur became a full-time writer in 1964 following the success of <i>When the Lion Feeds</i>, and has since published over forty global bestsellers, including the Courtney Series, the Ballantyne Series, the Egyptian Series, the Hector Cross Series and many successful standalone novels, all meticulously researched on his numerous expeditions worldwide.<br> The establishment of the Wilbur & Niso Smith Foundation in 2015 cemented Wilbur's passion for empowering writers, promoting literacy and advancing adventure writing as a genre. The foundation's flagship programme is the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize.<br> For all the latest information on Wilbur visit www.wilbursmithbooks.com or facebook.com/WilburSmith <p/> <b>Tom Harper (Author)</b><br> <b>Tom Harper</b> is the author of thirteen thrillers and historical adventures includin<i>g The Orpheus Descent</i>, <i>Black River </i>and <i>Lost Temple</i>. Research for his novels has taken him all over the world, from the high Arctic to the heart of the Amazon jungle. He lives with his family in York. For more information about Tom's books, visit www.tom-harper.co.uk.
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