The Leopard Hunts in Darkness (The Ballantyne Novels) - Softcover

"Smith deftly evokes not only the horrific but also the beautiful, particularly the lush landscape of Africa."--"The Washington Post Book World" "Wilbur Smith's written another page-turner."--"Daily Mail""" Praise for Wilbur Smith"Smith is a master." "--Publishers Weekly""One of the world's most popular adventure writers." "--The Washington Post Book World""""A rare author who wields a razor-sharp sword of craftsmanship." "--Tulsa World""Wilbur Smith is one of those benchmarks against whom others are compared." "--The 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""The world's leading adventure writer." "--""Daily Express" (UK)"Wilbur Smith rarely misses a trick."--"Sunday Times""Smith is a captivating storyteller." "--The Orlando Sentinel""No one does adventure quite like Smith." --"Daily Mirror "(UK) "A thundering good' read is virtually the only way of describing Wilbur Smith's books." --"The Irish Times"""

The final book in the quartet of The Ballantyne Novels by Wilbur Smith, The Leopard Hunts in Darkness is a taut tale of the internal struggles of a fledgling nation. Craig Mellow, acclaimed author but unhappy exile, seizes the chance to return to Zimbabwe when he is given a spying mission for the World Bank. Accompanied by beautiful photographer Sally-Anne Jay, he is at first unaware of the dangerous currents of tribal conflict that swirl below the calm surface of Zimbabwean politics. Then he stumbles upon a highly organized ivory-poaching operation which masks the treacherous plot to sell the country he once fought for into slavery . . .