A terrific story that captures the many complex aspects of Africa. Adventure, love, betrayal, suffering and redemption this book has it all - Amazon review
Back cover blurb.
From the terrorist camps of Mozambique to the cloistered halls of Cambridge and beyond. The Flamingo Room moves with breathtaking speed to its violent conclusion back where it all began, in a remote corner of Zimbabwe's great game reserve of Ghona re zhou, place of the elephants.
Fiction entwines closely with fact, and is the first of a series of novels to explore the myths surrounding Zimbabwe's ancient ruins, their origin, and controversial link to King Solomon and the Phoenicians.
It had been called the archaeological myth of the century, but to Chris Ryan, a part-time soldier, tracker, pilot and owner of a game sanctuary, the age-old controversy surrounding the origin of the Great Zimbabwe Ruins was the last thing on his mind. Then his young wife is murdered by terrorists and the trail reaches across the world. To find the killers he seeks help from an eccentric museum curator and a hieroglyphics expert in Cairo.
Originally from Zimbabwe, jerold Richert was himself a part-time soldier, tracker and professional pilot, and has a passion for Africa, its ancient history and wildlife. He lives with his wife in Queensland, ASustralia.