DULUTH, Ga., Dec. 2, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- For decades, hunting has been an important activity for certain people who travel to Africa. Hunting was not limited only to simple killing of wild life, in fact it became a prestigious sport for hunters and as more people got involved, the stakes ran high and numerous safaris were organized. But even hunting has its own politics and indecent strategies. In the compelling new book Murders on Safari, author and safari veteran Lowell C. Douglas elaborates to readers the dark side of African game hunting.
Set in Africa, Murders of Safari is the story of four unhappy young wives. They were treated as slaves by their powerful and ambitious husbands and their respective lives turned for the worse. One by one, the sad wives were introduced to a professional safari hunter, and each forged a plan not just to free themselves but also to plot vengeance on their husbands. The hunter organized a safari encounter for each of the husbands who were not aware of the grave danger that awaited them. Each was a perfect murder until one day a mistress of one of the dead husbands learned the true secret behind the safari deathtrap and sought her revenge. She approached the four widows with another "do or die" plan. The plot thickens and only time will determine who are the real winners.
Richly-layered and intriguing, Murders of Safari is an informative focus on African game hunting and also an entertaining page-turner that will attract a lot of readers, especially outdoor people who believe in hunting as a means of wildlife conservation. With about fifty safaris experience and tremendous influence from the legendary Peter Hathaway Capstick, author Lowell C. Douglas solidly delivered an amazing book that tackles the many aspects of safari hunting with sheer precision and insight. As Murders of Safari depicts hope, danger, corruption and consequences, readers must rush to the bookstores and libraries to get a copy of this striking book.
About the Author
Lowell C. Douglas - educated as a lawyer, turned businessman with business ventures in Texas and Georgia. Past president of Houston Safari Club, vice president of Safari Club International Conservation Fund, one of the moving forces in combating African poaching through village women's councils with hunting license revenues, was co-owner of Lion Country Safaris in South Africa, and one of the world's greatest collectors of hunting trophies receiving numerous accolades and awards from hunting organizations. Author of The Twenty-five Undeniable Truths of Business (a business college lecture book), The Funeral of Titanic Thompson (a best selling golf and gambling tale), and My Mother Is My Sister (a true story of a South African Professional Hunter).
Murders on Safari by Lowell C. Douglas
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