The night of knives

the long version

Moira Kelly has come to Africa to start her life over. Still reeling from her divorce, she is grateful when a handsome stranger invites her on an expedition to visit gorillas in Uganda's wild Impenetrable Forest. But the trip goes desperately wrong when the group of tourists are captured by brutal gunmen, marched into the lawless Congo, and held for ransom. Then one tourist is executed. Their abduction is only the first move in a deadly strategic game that may consume entire nations. Twisting and turning, this brilliant new novel by the rising star of thriller writing will take your breath away.