First time author John Milton Greaves creates a fascinating journey of political intrigue, diabolical cunning and the quest for power by a brilliant, brazen and bitter woman. Set against the backdrop of West Africa, The Fist of Machiavelli takes the reader to three continents in a story of greed, manipulation and murder for political gain. Esther Jones Sambolah comes out of a brutal marriage vowing to get revenge by any means necessary. Her ultimate goal is to rule Equatoria and any man standing in her path does so at great risk.