{"product_id":"assegai-courtney-family-adventures-9780312570408","title":"Assegai (Courtney Family Adventures)","description":"\u003cp\u003eWilbur Smith has won acclaim worldwide as the master of the historical novel. Now  in Assegai he takes readers on an unforgettable African adventure set against the gathering clouds of war. It is 1913 and Leon Courtney  an ex-soldier turned professional hunter in British East Africa  guides the rich and powerful from America and Europe on big-game safaris. Leon had never sought fame  but an expedition alongside U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt has made him one of the most sought-after hunters on the continent. Soon  he finds that with celebrity comes not just wealthbut also danger. Leon 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  a German industrialist whose company builds aircraft and vehicles for the Kaisers burgeoning army. While spying  Leon falls desperately in love with von Meerbachs beautiful and enigmatic mistress  Eva von Wellberg. On the eve of the World War  Leon stumbles on a plot by Count von Meerbach that could wipe out the British forces in Africa. He finds himself left alone to frustrate von Meerbachs plan  and in grave peril as he learns more about the enigmatic Eva. Set amidst the tensions that will spark a war across continents  Assegai delivers the fast-paced action and vivid history that has made Wilbur Smith an internationally bestselling author.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45648213540917,"sku":"ByrdShop_0312570406","price":20.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780312570408.jpg?v=1781712929","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/assegai-courtney-family-adventures-9780312570408","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}