SMITH, Wilbur - Cry Wolf - (1976 1st Edition Hardcover in Jacket) *

(NO MORE THAT 4 BOOKS PER ORDER ALLOWED SO THAT PARCEL WEIGHS 2 kg. OR LESS) - Book still in a very good condition - Wrapper not so good, bit as big as a fingernail missing from spine bottom, Some fraying to top and looks like there is an old fold to the middle of wrapper - Same edition Google image used - 389 pg.  >>>   The year is 1935, shortly before World War II. The "Wolf of Rome," Italy's army under Mussolini, is poised to invade Ethiopia, whose army is not only ill-equipped, but also severely outnumbered. Desperate to save his troubled land, Emperor Haile Selassie enlists American Jake Barton and Englishman Gareth Swales, two risk-takers who both share a taste for danger and the thrill of adventure. The mission seems Deliver four ancient refurbished armored cars and Vicky Camberwell, an American journalist, in exchange for a hefty weight of gold. But soon Jake and Gareth realize that this is just the beginning of a long, harrowing journey that will take them from the sea to the scorching deserts of Africa to the peaks of its treacherous mountains, where a dramatic struggle to stay alive awaits them...   >>>   And a great adventure story. Wilbur Smith does it again. Highly recommended.