Cannibals and lions and murder - oh my Intrepid librarian H.
Huxtable and his column of misfits are out to save Jepson's beleaguered British outpost in central Africa-battling rock-strewn rivers, bloody jungle, hungry cannibals, and each other.
His toad-witted captains are slaves to drink.
The only female member of the expedition is on a personal crusade to stamp out celibacy.
And while none of them seem to respect his authority, one of them has gone so far as to ve.