"Vanity Fair" contributing editor Seal tells the mesmerizing story of the captivating life and shocking death of world-renowned naturalist Joan Root.

Reviews

"Featuring an extraordinary real-life heroine, exotic settings, a love triangle, and a mysterious death, [Mark] Seal's riveting portrayal of famous wildlife filmmaker Joan Root is not to be missed."--"Good Housekeeping "

"Compelling . . . [a] strange, brutal, sad and beautiful story . . . a vivid and intensely captivating chronicle of fairy-tale lives played out against a once wild and seductive backdrop that is quickly disappearing."--"Minneapolis Star Tribune
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"Fascinating . . . [Mark Seal pulls] various elements into a compelling narrative: the personal love story. The physical splendor of Africa and its endangered wildlife."--"USA Today"

"More significant than Seal's investigation into Root's murder is his portrait of this extraordinary adventurer."--"Washington Post"

"Transports readers into the midst of an incandescent, doomed life."--"Kirkus Reviews

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