Mark of the Lion

I love to be told about a new author and while this is not Suzanne Arruda's first book. It is her first mystery. And i love that it is a different century though not so far away. My grandparents lived through World War I. Jade del Cameron, brought up on a New Mexican ranch, drove ambulances in France during World War I, follows the dying wish of her almost fiance to find his brother in Africa.
With little information she goes to Africa, fights hyenas, lions, men's attitudes and witchcraft to find David's brother. It is fun, exciting and certainly takes one away from the cold, wet, California winters.

There are two more books in this series, once you finish the Mark of the Lion, follow Jade del Cameron's adventures in Stalking Ivory and the Serpent's Daughter.

If you like this story of African witchcraft, you might like the South American witchcraft in Michael Gruber's books.

Eliza