The Light Behind Blue Circles

By Robert Louis DeMayo

Thirteen-year-old Peter thinks he's come to Kenya for a once-in-a-lifetime safari.
Instead, a Maasai seer marks him with a prophecy of death-and his father vanishes into the African night.

On the Serengeti in 1983, Peter and his father camp under endless skies, surrounded by lions, wildebeest, and the rumble of distant thunder. A young Maasai warrior, apprenticed to a powerful seer, warns that danger is closing in-for Peter, his father, and for a great animal he's sworn to protect.

Ten years later, still haunted by nightmares and the memory of that trip, Peter returns to East Africa on a shoestring. What begins as extreme budget travel becomes a deadly pursuit, as a ruthless ex-soldier tracks him across borders and game parks. From moonbows over Victoria Falls to the great migration and Kilimanjaro at dawn, Peter must decide what-and who-he's willing to risk his life for, before the prophecy finally comes due.

The Light Behind Blue Circles blends African ghost story, international mystery, and immersive pre-internet travel into an unforgettable journey through the bush-perfect for readers who love African travel, Maasai legend, and supernatural thrillers grounded in real wildlife and history.

Robert Louis DeMayo is an award-winning author and longtime member of The Explorers Club. His standalone novels in the Mysteries of Time and Place series combine a deep sense of place with adventure, mystery, and the uncanny.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 098334535X
• ISBN13: 9780983345350
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Wayward Publishing
• Length: 306 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"