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"Fascinating...Stunning...Seduction and betrayal. Politics and treachery. Wilbur Smith's THE GOLDEN FOX combines these elements and more with the beauty and violence of the African continent.... Compelling."
THE FREE LANCE-STAR (Fredericksburg, VA)
The Courtney family blood has long run hot--as hot as the passion and turmoil boiling in war-torn South Africa. When one of their own succumbs to the worst kind of evil, those ties are put to the ultimate test.
Isabella Courtney, dazzling daughter of South Africa's ambassador to England, is passionately obsessed with Ramon, the Marques de Santiago y Machado--also known as the Golden Fox, one of the world's most ruthless terrorists. When she secretly bears his child, Ramon kidnaps the boy and persuades powerful, yet reluctant, Isabella to betray South Africa and her beloved family...until the truth at last comes out, and the explosive Courtneys rally to her side and strike back with a raging vengance....
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THE FREE LANCE-STAR (Fredericksburg, VA)
The Courtney family blood has long run hot--as hot as the passion and turmoil boiling in war-torn South Africa. When one of their own succumbs to the worst kind of evil, those ties are put to the ultimate test.
Isabella Courtney, dazzling daughter of South Africa's ambassador to England, is passionately obsessed with Ramon, the Marques de Santiago y Machado--also known as the Golden Fox, one of the world's most ruthless terrorists. When she secretly bears his child, Ramon kidnaps the boy and persuades powerful, yet reluctant, Isabella to betray South Africa and her beloved family...until the truth at last comes out, and the explosive Courtneys rally to her side and strike back with a raging vengance....
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She felt Ramón come awake and spring from the bed, naked and lithe as a jungle cat. She heard the metallic snicker of a firearm as he snatched the pistol from the holster. In the darkness a yellow flower of gun-flamed bloomed, and a single bullet whiplashed across twenty yards of open ground. . . In the searing heat of a divided Africa two decades of bitter dynastic conflict explode with terrifying ferocity. To Gary and Sean Courtney it is a struggle to the end; brother pitted against brother as they are dragged unwittingly into the lair of an international terrorist. Only Isabella Courtney stands between them and the mutual destruction they have willed for so long. Beautiful, headstrong Isabella; the link to 'Golden Fox' - a man whose alias hides a sinister and deadly secret... Traversing a vast panorama, from the heart of London society to the grandeur of Spain, from parched Ethiopia to war-torn Angola and on to the blazing hunting grounds of South Africa and Zimbabwe, Golden Fox is masterful storytelling from the arena of war; an adventure of stirring, irresistible intensity.
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27 of 29 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Once again the Courtney family, their lives and adventures, keep you gripped from page one. In this book Isabella Courtney takes centre stage and we follow her from London to Spain and, of course, back home to Africa. She falls in love with a handsome foreigner- but who is this man really? What are his true intentions? She is trapped in the lair of the 'Golden Fox'. The book follows her life in Africa as she undergoes emotional torture and blackmail which only her strength of character and determination allow her to endure. She is torn between family love and loyalty, and loyalty to her country. Her brothers become embroiled in the troubles and are set one against the other. Will the Courtney family survive this unseen enemy? A book with something for everyone - adventure, love, the world of spies and revolution, and the beauty of Africa. You will turn each page in eager anticipation - what will happen next?!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
A thoroughly enjoyable book. Starting at a Rolling Stones concert in London's Hyde Park and ending with the potential slaughter of innocents in South Africa this book paints an intriguing picture of third party interference in Africa in the 1970's. Part of the Courtney series, this one focuses on Isabella although her three brothers and other prominent members of the family feature heavily, not least because Isabella's action as the result of her relationship with a mysterious foreigner set brother against brother. Well thought through and written, the book keeps you engaged from start to finish and makes you wonder whether such events really could and did happen. The deep sea fishing section I found particularly engaging and a tribute to Wilbur Smith's descriptive abilities.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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I love Wilbur Smith books, having read most of them. But this one I found a bit of a let down at the end. He's very descriptive in most things, which we all love, especially the wilderness of Africa. But the ending to this story was a let down, almost as if the editor told him he had to finish it in 3 pages flat. I would have liked to read about when Nicky got back together with the family, how Isabel is doing now after all the treachery she did, etc., etc.. Although I've kept some of his other books to read again at some later stage, this one I will definately not read again.
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Golden Fox
Having purchased 6 Wilbur Smith books as " used but in good condition" and not "New" I was very very disappointed on receipt of them. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Jay
Spelling and transcription lets it down
It was a typical Wilbur Smith that I enjoyed for the most part despite the slightly disappointing climax. Read more
Published 1 month ago by P King
Kindle transcriber should be fired
I have read the paperback and first edition of this book many times but must say that whoever transcribed it for Kindle should be fired. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Sbwalker
Not proof read
I have never read a book with so many spelling mistakes. Totally spoilt my enjoyment. At times I was guessing what the word might be. Was the book proof read? i doubt it!
Published 6 months ago by mooshi
Thats more like it
Having given Wilbur a bad review for his latest book - I felt guilty so revisited one of his books about africa. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Martin B
A shame
I read the Kindle version and it is a right pain - all through the book sentences reapeat themselves, there are mispellings all over the place and the plot is pretty random with... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Willy
Very enjoyable
Golden Fox, I have read others from this author and this did not disappoint, it was a real page turner!
Published 13 months ago by Simj
Hard going
I missed this one when it first came out but downloaded it on Kindle 10 days ago. The fact it took me so long to get through says it all. Read more
Published 14 months ago by M. JAMES
Passable
The peculiar thing about this book is that the synopsis, on the cover, doesn't really relate to what the book is about. Read more
Published on 3 Jun 2009 by edzshed
Did it for the money
I have read several of Wilbur's books and enjoyed them all - except this one. Total rubbish, boring, all the characters are experts, beautiful and perfect at everything. Read more
Published on 6 July 2007 by Geoffrey Webb
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