Far in the Wilds
by Deanna Raybourn
New York Times bestselling author Deanna Raybourn takes readers into Africa during the height of British colonialism, to meet a man as wild as the land he loves in this prequel novella…
Kenya, 1918
Ryder White is Canadian by birth but African by choice. He is more at home in the wilds of the savannah, shooting and sleeping his way across the continent, than amongst the hedonistic colonists of Kenyan society.
In a landscape where one false move can cost a man his life, Ryder’s skill as a guide is unparalleled, but only the rich or royal can afford his services. When a European prince hires Ryder to help him hunt an elusive leopard Ryder thinks it’s just another well-paying job with yet another spoiled voyeur. But this perilous journey is full of dangers that may change Ryder forever….
Ryder returns in A Spear of Summer Grass by Deanna Raybourn, where he encounters a woman from a very different world, to explore beauty and darkness and what is truly worth fighting for.
Originally published April 2013 in eBook.
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Deanna Raybourn's Bio
New York Times and USA Today bestselling novelist Deanna Raybourn is a 6thgeneration Texan. She graduated with a double major in English and history from the University of Texas at San Antonio. Married to her college sweetheart and the mother of one, Raybourn makes her home in Virginia. She is a dual British-American citizen. Her novels have been nominated for numerous awards including the Edgar, the Macavity, and the Agatha. She launched the Veronica Speedwell Victorian mystery series with the 2015 release of A CURIOUS BEGINNING, featuring intrepid butterfly-hunter and amateur sleuth Veronica Speedwell. The tenth book in the series, A GHASTLY CATASTROPHE, published in the spring of 2026 with the eleventh to publish in 2028. Deanna's first contemporary thriller, KILLERS OF A CERTAIN AGE---featuring four female assassins who must band together to take out their nemesis as they prepare for retirement---published in September of 2022 at #9 on the New York Times bestseller list and won the 2022 Barry Award for Best Thriller. 2027 will see the release of another contemporary standalone thriller, title to come. In her free time, she enjoys yoga, reading, and tarot.