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.
Sekoa is a male lion who shares with his bipedal enemies, the misfortune to be the bearer of HIV/AIDs. Weakened by the disease, he loses his place as the alpha male in his pride and now, dying and harassed by a pack of hyenas, seeks only a place to rest in peace.
Painter, pursued by his own “hyenas,” only wishes to find a last resting place where he can further his dream: to build a resort/casino on Botswana’s Chobe River.
Their paths cross with tragic consequences as police, a plucky woman game warden, and myriad local authorities, hoteliers, and tribesmen, vie over what happened and to whom.
Dr. Frederick Ramsay was born in Baltimore, MD. After the Army, he joined the faculty of the University of Maryland, School of Medicine. He is an ordained Episcopal priest and lives in Surprise, Arizona with his wife, Susan.
Leo Painter is the CEO of Earth Global, a large energy, mining and real-estate development firm. He and his executives are in Botswana to consult with the government about accessing their extractable resources. Sekoa is a male lion stuggling with HIV/AIDs. Weakened by the disease and dying, he loses his status in the pride and is harassed by hyenas as he seeks a place to rest in peace. Painter only wishes to build a resort/casino on Botswana’s Chobe River. Their paths cross with tragic consequences and police, a game warden, local authorities, hoteliers, and tribesmen vie over what happened.
STARRED REVIEW
“A bit rougher-edged than Alexander McCall Smith's genteel "No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" series, this myslÓ®