Danger Woman, Frederick Ramsay
Danger Woman, Frederick Ramsay
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Danger Woman
A Botswana Mystery

Author: Frederick Ramsay

Narrator: William Dufris

Unabridged: 7 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/05/2016


Synopsis

In Botswana, people of the north live in harmony with the wildlife, yet predators and poachers roam freely. The lions may be kings, but hyenas will steal their prey. A Chobe Game Park pack led by the alpha female is especially fearless. The locals call her Kotsi Mosadi, Setswana for Danger Woman.Following a recent rash of deaths and dismembered body parts appearing in the park, District Superintendent Sanderson is alerted to the discovery of a ravaged human skull, believed to be the work of the Russian Bratva. Fresh from St. Petersburg, led by Oleg Lenka, these mafiosi think it will be a cinch to take over the region’s high-end tourist trade and in particular the casino/hotel operation that is the fiercely held, final dream of American billionaire Leo Painter. Sanderson’s friend and, it must be said, her lover, Inspector Kgabo Modise of the Botswana Police Service, is tasked to remove them. Arriving from Gaborone, deploying limited staff undercover, Modise is quickly swept into a complex set of moves orchestrated to outwit not so much Lenka, a traditional kind of thug, but his mistress Irena Davidova, the Bratva’s own Danger Woman. She’s the alpha of the Russian pack―but for how long?Aided by Sanderson, who has some clever moves of her own, Modise and his team gradually undermine the Bratva’s assumption that the intimidation tactics that worked in St. Petersburg will work in Botswana, a country where the police are unarmed. And Leo has a ruthless Russian of his own in play, plus resources from Chicago. In parallel, a very pregnant Kotsi Mosadi is fully engaged keeping control of her pack and outwitting relentless lions.Within the majestic park, the interplay of predator and prey, the unpredictability of conflicting interests, and the heartlessness of the Bratva culture finally collide to upend an otherwise ordinary night on the Chobe River.

About Frederick Ramsay

Frederick Ramsay was born in Baltimore and received a doctorate from the University of Illinois. After a stint in the army, he joined the faculty of the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He is also an ordained Episcopal priest and an accomplished public speaker. In addition to the Ike Schwartz mysteries, the Botswana mysteries, and the Jerusalem mysteries, Ramsay is the author of scientific and general articles, tracts, and theses and coauthor of the Baltimore Declaration. He lives in Surprise, Arizona, with his wife and partner, Susan.

About William Dufris

William Dufris commands a dazzling array of voices that bring to life the dozens of audiobooks he’s narrated. Whether it’s Sam Spade, a survival expert, a Cuban gangster, or Fletcher the basset hound, William has a voice to embody the character.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Carol on May 21, 2017

This mystery takes place in Botswana, a country I have been interested in since I read the Alexander McCall Smith stories. Danger Woman had much violence and showed a seemingly different place. A parallel is drawn between the animals in the park and the people we meet, in fact Danger Woman is Kotsi......more

Goodreads review by Vontel on October 15, 2016

This is supposed to be the third in a Botswana trilogy featuring Park District Superintendent Sanderson and Inspector Kgabo Modise of the Botswana Police Service. This time they are tasked to remove some Russian Bratva mafioso, headed by Oleg Lenka and his mistress, Irena Davidova. Parallels between......more

Goodreads review by Margo on April 04, 2017

A terrific mystery set in Botswana's Chobe National Park. Part of a trilogy, but can be read independently. This follows the story of several predators in the park, both human--possibly murderous Russian mafia agents--and animal, an alpha hyena whose life is described in fascinating detail as she is......more


Quotes

“Ramsay generates a great deal of tension throughout, with the police investigators baffled and thwarted by the Russians at almost every step. An exciting mystery, enhanced by the overarching theme of poaching, as rampant in the human world as it is among animals.”

Booklist

“Ramsay, whose series covers the globe from first-century Jerusalem to Picketsville, Virginia, makes the most of local color in his final Botswana entry.”

Kirkus Reviews