Earth Global CEO Leo Painter and his entourage are in Botswana investigating the possibility of tapping into some of that country’s "extractible resources." His visit to this area at the edge of the untamed jungle shows some interesting parallels between the stalkers and predators in the business world and the unforgiving universe of the primeval bush. Just as Leo’s control is being undermined by his own staff, Sekoa, the aging dominant lion in the nearby wilderness, is being challenged by a younger male for control of the pride. Both have been at the pinnacle and now both are teetering on the edge of being moved aside, but neither is willing to go down without a fight.

Longtime business associate Travis Parizzi is quietly seeking to unseat Leo Painter as head of Earth Global and has enlisted the aid of Leo’s step-son Bobby Griswold, who holds a substantial amount of stock in the company. But the simple-minded Bobby is confused by the high level maneuvering and tries to take things into his own hands. The situation is further complicated by Bobby’s scheming wife’s greed and insatiable appetite for things that glitter. Leo is a wily businessman and recognizes the treachery but that doesn’t deter him from pursuing the promise of an immense fortune to be made in this African nation.

In the underbrush, Sekoa also understands his own weaknesses, sees his enemies closing in, but continues to fight for his rightful place as King of the Jungle. He makes the mistake of killing a human and is now being sought by lady game ranger Mpoo Kgopa Sanderson. Sanderson is every bit as relentless as the lion.

Meanwhile, Leo’s attorney, Henry Farrah, is murdered on the path to the bar at the resort where the Earth Global staff is headquartered and Sekoa finds the body and drags it into the bush. When the authorities find the victim, they’re ready to pronounce it a lion kill but ranger Sanderson sees it differently. The fatal wound is a deep gash in the chest, the kind made by a spearhead... and Bobby’s wife has recently purchased a spearhead at a souvenir shop.

Author Ramsay captures the reader with his insightful comparison between jungle survival and longevity in the corporate world. The challenges are eerily similar and make us question just how different we are from the predators of the wild. It’s a valid question.