A Forest of Spears ~ Paperback ~ Tony Maxwell

A FOREST OF SPEARS 'Climb as high as you can, ' Sandford yelled into the darkness, 'climb to the top branches, they will not support her weight.' The cracking sound of a branch giving way was followed by a terrified scream instantly cut short by the snarling growls of lions squabbling over something on the ground. 'What's happening, I can't see anything? Is everyone alright?' Sandford shouted above the awful sounds of lions tearing apart their victim. A thin wailing cry pierced the darkness, 'His brother, ' Raul called out, 'his brother fell out of the tree; are we all going to die tonight?' Terror in the skies... A Jihadi terrorist group born in the turmoil of the Middle East, sparks fear in the crowded skies above British and American airports. Half a world away one man may have stumbled across the source of the threat deep in the jungles of Mozambique... South African Derek Hamilton, working as a close protection officer in Somalia, falls in love with Rachel Cavendish, a British Intelligence Officer. Kidnapped and held for ransom by the Somali terrorist group al-Shabab, Derek is finally freed only to discover Rachel has been recalled to London to deal with this new terror threat. The two don't meet again 'til they join forces in a life or death struggle hunting down the terrorists behind a frightening threat to airlines around the world.