Killers in Africa: The Truth about Animals Lying in Wait and Hunters Lying in Print

For lovers of big game, hunting, and tales of the glory of African adventures past, Killers in Africa takes an exciting nostalgic look at the golden age of big game hunting in Africa, While today African wildlife is largely protected from sports hunting, it was not always so. Africa was long the paradise for those yearning to experience the challenge and thrill of one last great frontier.

Author Alexander Lake knew all of these visitors to the bush. Some were real sportsmen; others were driven only by a gut instinct "to cut loose with a gun." Lake reveals the cunning and insight into animal behavior it took to return home unscathed ... and what behavior got men killed in a rhino's charge or a lion's rage. In Killers in Africa, Lake ruthlessly reveals the gritty, sun-scorched secrets of big game animals and the men who hunted them.