Brought to Kenya from England as a child and then abandoned by her mother, Beryl Markham is raised by both her father and the native Kipsigis tribe who share his estate. Her unconventional upbringing transforms Beryl into a bold young woman with a fierce love of all things wild and an inherent understanding of nature's delicate balance. But even the wild child must grow up, and when everything Beryl knows and trusts dissolves, she is catapulted into...

While on their honeymoon in Kenya, Georgie and Darcy O'Mara investigate the suspicious death of Lord Cheriton, an investigation that the English enclave of Happy Valley -- of which Lord Cheriton was a member -- would like closed as quickly as possible. Georgie is excited when Darcy announces out of the blue that they are flying to Kenya for their extended honeymoon -- but when arrive she suspects he has actually been sent there on an assignment....