The action-packed and gripping new adventure by number one bestselling author, Wilbur Smith, about one man's quest for revenge.'An exciting, taut and thrilling journey you will never forget' - SunTHE DESIRE FOR REVENGE CAN BURN THE HEART OUT OF A MAN.The son of a wealthy plantation owner and a doting mother, Mungo St John is accustomed to wealth and luxury - until he returns from university to discover his family ruined, his inheritance stolen and his childhood sweetheart, Camilla, taken by the conniving Chester Marion. Mungo swears vengeance and devotes his life to saving Camilla-and destroying Chester.Camilla, trapped in New Orleans, powerless as a kept slave and subject to Chester's brutish behaviour, must do whatever it takes to survive.As Mungo battles his own fate and misfortune, he must question what it takes for a man to regain his power in the world when he has nothing, and what he is willing to do to exact revenge...PRAISE FOR WILBUR 'A Master Storyteller' - Sunday Times'Wilbur Smith is one of those benchmarks against whom others are compared' - The Times'No one does adventure quite like Smith' - Daily Mirror