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The new Stanley Hastings mystery caper, which takes the ever-loquacious private detective on safari in Zambia . . . What could possibly go wrong? Stanley Hastings on safari? I dont think so. Neither did Stanley, until Alices small inheritancecoupled with scrimping on a few luxuries like food and rentallowed them to book a group trip to Zambia. Now the New York PI is hiking with lions, canoeing with hippos, and having close encounters with elephants and giraffes.Its a dangerous safari. The leader is a reckless, gung-ho, great white hunter who delights in leaping from the jeep with a hearty Come on, gang, lets see where this lion is going! And a series of bizarre accidents quickly dwindles the groups numbers. Why was the guides young spotter foolish enough to walk under a sausage fruit tree .