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In June, the World Cup means the arrival of soccer fans, team owners, sponsors, and world dignitaries in southern Africa, particularly Botswana. When Sanderson, Game Ranger in the Chobe National Park, finds a body, tracking down the murderer leads to evidence of local bribery, smuggling, and finally to what could provoke an international incident.

Frederick Ramsay was raised on the east coast and attended graduate school in Chicago. He was a writer of mysteries set in Virginia, (the Ike Schwartz Mysteries) Botswana Mystery series, Jerusalem Mystery series and stand-alones (Impulse, Judas: The Gospel of Betrayal). He was a retired Episcopal Priest, Academic, and author.

STARRED REVIEW "A bit rougher-edged than Alexander McCall Smith's genteel "No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" series, this mystery will still attract his fans and those who like Michael Stanley's Detective Kubu series (e.g., The Second Death of Goodluck Tinubu )." -Library Journal of Predators "Through parallel stories, Ramsay's clever stand-alone shows the ruthlessness of the business and the animal worlds without resorting to gimmickry. Ramsay (Impulse) matches keen characterizations with an obvious affection for Botswana, a complicated country that's more than Alexander McCall Smith's "quaint mysteries," as one character observes." -Publishers Weekly of Predators STARRED REVIEW "Featuring great characters, snippets of Southern culture and history, and snappy dialog, this is too good to miss." -Library Journal of Stranger Room