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Assegai (The Courtneys of Africa)
Smith, Wilbur
Summary
On the eve of the World War I, ex-soldier turned professional hunter Leon Courtney is recruited by his uncle Penrod Ballantyne, commander of the British forces in East Africa, to gather information on one of his clients, Count Otto von Meerbach, and soon finds himself left alone to frustrate von Meerbach's plan to wipe out the British forces in Africa.
On the eve of the World War I, ex-soldier turned professional hunter Leon Courtney is recruited by his uncle Penrod Ballantyne, commander of the British forces in East Africa, to gather information on one of his clients, Count Otto von Meerbach, and soon finds himself left alone to frustrate von Meerbach's plan to wipe out the British forces in Africa.
Highlights
- Easy to enjoy: 480 pages · Hardcover
- By Smith, Wilbur
Details
- ISBN: 9780230529205
- Author: Smith, Wilbur
- Format: Hardcover
- Pages: 480
- Language: English
- Publication date: 3 April 2009
- Condition: Used – Like New
Reviews
A "New York Times" bestseller, this eagerly awaited sequel to Smith's thrilling Egyptian series--set in 1913 British East Africa--is a stunning, heart-pounding journey into the lost world of the pharaohs.

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