The Dark of the Sun by Wilbur A. Smith

By Wilbur A. Smith

The Congo. positioned on the middle of sub-Saharan Africa, it's a position the place males die for diamonds. for romance. And for the unholy excitement of others...

Bruce Curry is the chief of a mercenary band with the doubtful aid of 3 officials. His undertaking: to alleviate a diamond-mining city bring to a halt by means of the combating and retrieve a worthy consignment of diamonds. alongside the way in which, he meets a gorgeous Belgian girl. Shermaine is a dream come real. however the remainder of Curry's trip is set to turn into a dwelling nightmare.

Ranged opposed to his ill-disciplined unit are bandits, guerrillas, and opposed tribes that infest the land. In a sinister surroundings of all-powerful evil, Curry fights to stick alive—and defend Shermaine, his one real love. yet to take action, he needs to face one other, even deadlier enemy: one in every of his personal men...

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