Cry Wolf

Review "Wilbur smith is a master."-- Washington Post Book World "Smith is a captivating storyteller."-- Orlando Sentinel Product Description The year is 1935, shortly before World War II. The "Wolf of Rome", Italy's army under Mussolini, is poised to invade Ethiopia, whose army is not only ill-equipped, but also severely outnumbered. Desperate to save his troubled land, Emperor Haile Selassie enlists American Jake Barton and Englishman Gareth Swales, two risk-takers who both share a taste for danger and the thrill of adventure. The mission seems simple: Deliver four ancient refurbished armored cars and Vicky Camberwell, an American journalist, in exchange for a hefty weight of gold. But soon Jake and Gareth realize that this is just the beginning of a long, harrowing journey that will take them from the sea to the scorching deserts of Africa to the peaks of its treacherous mountains, where a dramatic struggle to stay alive awaits them... 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 Ehiopia, the two adventurers come up against Vick Camberwell, the beautiful but fiery reporter bent on espousuing their causse. Striking a bargain with a beleaguered Ethiopian prince, the trio dares to run gauntlet, guns and a batch of run-down armoured cars in a final, desperate gamble for freedom... -- back cover "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. Stricking a bargain with a beleaguered Ethiopian prince, the trio dares tu run gautlet, guns and a batch of run-down armoured cars in a final, desperate gamble for freedom A wartime thriller in which three people - a Texan, an Englishman and an American reporter - embark on a daring adventure as they attempt to save the Ethiopian people from annihilation by Mussolini's forces. By the author of THE SEVENTH SCROLL and BIRDS OF PREY. To Jake Barton, machinery was always feminine - with all the female's fascination, wiles and bitchery.