A thrilling tale of espionage, adventure, and danger, set in Africa and spanning from the Great War’s end to the dark days of World War IIWAR CRY As a mem ber of the remarkable Courtney family, Leon Courtney knows how quickly fortunes can be won and lost. Over the course of more than two centuries, generations of his family have risen and fallen with the tides of history. Leon, too, has exper ienced his own share of triumph and pain. In the wake of his beloved wife’s deat h, the renowned big-game hunter is raising his young daughter, Saffron, alone in colonial Kenya.In the 1920s, the continent of Africa is a dangerous place. As Leon attempts to navigate the murky political waters of this most exquisitely b eautiful and wildest of lands, his daughter grows into an independent and headst rong young woman bound for a far different life in Britain, as a student at Oxfo rd.But over the course of more than two decades, spies, traitors, and adventur ers will dog their every step. As the fitful years of peace lead to the outbreak of the Second World War—involving Africa once more—Leon and Saffron must fight for their survival . . . and that of their illustrious family.