Gwenn joins Red Cross volunteers treating Ethiopians burned and mutilated by Grimaldi's bombs and is herself severely wounded. Since Anton can take on man or beast, it's not exactly a tough call. Story lines converge on Anton's safari, where focus shifts from bagging trophies to staying alive. Gwenn appears with her Scottish surgeon, both refugees from slaughter. Ernst and Grimaldi meet in combat at a Coptic monastery on Lake Zwai.
Bull creates strong characters who carry the plot.
Brutality and rhetoric, ancient and modern. Peggy Nash is a writer living in Midland.