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Murder on Safari by Peter Riva Published by Yucca / Skyhorse on April 28, 2015
Genres: Thriller, Mystery
Format: Audiobook
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Narrator: R. D. WatsonLength: 11 hrs and 58 mins
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ASIN: B00X63SFUU
Only a reality TV producer and an expert safari guide can stop a terrorist attack.
Every adventure starts at the fringes of civilization. For expert safari guide Mbuno and wildlife television producer Pero Baltazar, filming in the wild of East Africa should have been a return to the adventure they always loved. This time they’d be filming soaring vultures in northern Kenya and giant sea crocodiles in Tanzania with Mary, the daughter of the world’s top television evangelist, the very reverend Jimmy Threte.
But when a terrorist cell places them in the crosshairs, there is suddenly no escape and they must put their filming aside and combine all their talents to thwart an all-out al-Shabaab terrorist attack on Jimmy Threte’s Christian gathering of hundreds of thousands in Nairobi, Kenya.
Guest Post
Bee With Your Tea Before You Write by Peter Riva
One of the joys in writing books based on one’s own experiences is that the memories from decades ago can be conjured up to infuse the storytelling, to make the place as much of a character as the protagonists. In an earlier edit of the book, I had Pero and Mbuno sit and talk with a Maasai elder over a cup of chai (tea).
The Maasai make tea after a British fashion, always with a twist. Into a metal mug you add freshly squeezed goat’s milk and Chai leaves (and yes, it can be red bush tea or Assam – which they buy from the local dukka – store). You then add water and bring to a rolling boil. When you are asked if you like sweet or plain – and the Maasai always like sweet… they get honey from the Okiek who are the honey gatherers’ tribe – and you say sweet, they take a desert spoon of honey from a gourd and drop it in, stirring the flavors.
The honey wax and a few dead bees rise to the top. The trick, on a cold morning, is to gingerly hold the scalding hot metal mug, sip the tea slowly while you gently blow the bees to the other side of the cup, away from your mouth.
Flavor? Earthy, very sweet, wholesome.
Review
Murder on Safari is a good book about a TV crew that meets some challenges as they embark on a journey through East Africa to make a wildlife show. I really enjoyed the characters, I enjoy the relationship between Pero and Mbuno you can feel the respect and fondness each has for the other . I like how the author was able to capture the cultural differences effortlessly. The setting is beautifully drawn as well, you get a picture of the breathtaking beauty of the African wildlife and the heartbreaking poverty in the cities and villages. I feel like I understand more the political and cultural differences but also the difference in mindset which is often over looked in books. The climax is on the edge of your seat exciting and a good wrap up to the adventure.
Over all I really enjoyed this book, there we a few slow spots but it didn’t take away from my enjoyment and you are sucked fully in as it picks up sort of like a really big roller coaster you start out slow and then you are plunged downward and there are ups, downs and plateaus. Definatly a story I would recommend. You should enjoy it with Vanilla Rooibos Organic FAIR TRADE South African Red Bush 
Narration:
I enjoyed R. D. Watson’s narration. Maybe I watch way to much British television, His voice however perfectly fits my idea of what an African wilderness documentary should sound like. Which for me gave the story an even more authentic feel. I didn’t enjoy all the character voices, but over all the narration was good and enhanced the story rather than take away from it.
Giveaway
Books By Peter Riva
About Peter Riva
Peter Riva spent many months over thirty years in Africa, many of them with the legendary guides for East African white hunters and adventurers. He created a TV series (seventy-eight 1-hour episodes) in 1995 called WildThings for Paramount TV. Passing on the fables, true tales and insider knowledge of these last reserves of true wildlife is a passion.
About Kym
Kym is a Homeschooling mom, that loves to travel, read and drink copious amounts of tea.
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