Gorilla Safari
(2026)(The second book in the East African Safari Guide Mbuno series)
A novel by Peter Riva
Deep in the emerald hell of the Congo’s Rift Valley, the line between hunter and hunted vanishes.
Legendary Liangulu scout Mbuno knows the East African wilderness better than any man alive. But when he is hired to lead a desperate emergency expedition down the treacherous Semliki River, even his ancestral instincts—his jinis—flare with warning. Flanked by intense Belgian scientists and stoic mercenaries, Mbuno’s mission seems straight-forward on paper: navigate the river and locate a secluded, genetically crucial family of eastern lowland gorillas. But this is no ordinary safari. The fringe of the Congo is an unforgiving crucible of ravenous predators, toxic jungle, boiling rapids, and territorial hippos.
Then, the jungle turns bloody.
When the expedition stumbles upon a ruined outpost and the brutalized body of a colleague, Mbuno realizes the terrifying truth. His clients aren't just studying wildlife—they are in a race against time to rescue an entire species from extinction. Standing in their way is a ruthless horde of Mai-Mai militia and commercial bush-meat poachers who profit off industrial-scale slaughter. Hunted by heavily armed killers and surrounded by a jungle that wants them dead, the team's survival hangs by a thread.
To survive, Mbuno must unleash ancient bushcraft that time forgot.
Genre: Mystery
Legendary Liangulu scout Mbuno knows the East African wilderness better than any man alive. But when he is hired to lead a desperate emergency expedition down the treacherous Semliki River, even his ancestral instincts—his jinis—flare with warning. Flanked by intense Belgian scientists and stoic mercenaries, Mbuno’s mission seems straight-forward on paper: navigate the river and locate a secluded, genetically crucial family of eastern lowland gorillas. But this is no ordinary safari. The fringe of the Congo is an unforgiving crucible of ravenous predators, toxic jungle, boiling rapids, and territorial hippos.
Then, the jungle turns bloody.
When the expedition stumbles upon a ruined outpost and the brutalized body of a colleague, Mbuno realizes the terrifying truth. His clients aren't just studying wildlife—they are in a race against time to rescue an entire species from extinction. Standing in their way is a ruthless horde of Mai-Mai militia and commercial bush-meat poachers who profit off industrial-scale slaughter. Hunted by heavily armed killers and surrounded by a jungle that wants them dead, the team's survival hangs by a thread.
To survive, Mbuno must unleash ancient bushcraft that time forgot.
Genre: Mystery
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