Cry Wolf

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Details: ' It was only then that Jake realized that he still carried a full bottle of Scrubbs Ammonia in his h&. The lion came bounding swiftly through the shallow stagnant pool towards him. Despite the wounds, it flowed with lithe & sinuous menace. It was so close that he could see each stuff white whisker in the curled upper lip & hear the rattle of air in its throat. He let it come on, for to turn & run was suicide. At the last moment he reared back like a baseball pitcher & hurled the bottle.' Jake Barton is an American engineer, Gareth Swales a stylish Englishman with a nose for a quick deal. Both have always moved from one escapade to another. Now, as Mussolini prepares to annihilate the people of Ethiopia, the two adventurers come up against Vicky Camberwell, the beautiful but fiery reporter bent on espousing their cause. Striking a bargain with a beleaguered Ethiopian prince, the trio dares to run gauntlet, guns & a batch of run-down armoured cars in a final, desperate gamble for freedom... Ideal for: Fans of Adventure Stories & Action fiction books. Also for those who enjoy novels by Wilbur Smith. This paperback book has 470 pages & measures: 17.7 x 11.1 x 3.1cm