''Paul Fraser Collard commands the genre of historical action adventure'' Matthew Harffy
South Africa, 1871. Jack Lark travels to the Cape Colony diamond fields in search of a fortune - and a new adventure.
When violence erupts between the diamond hunters and a gang of Boer men, it soon becomes clear that everyone has their eye on the same elusive prize. And some will stop at nothing to claim it.
Finding a jewel is only half of the battle. Getting out of the mines alive may prove far more difficult still.
And when the worst happens, Jack finds himself tested as no enemy, no man, and no war has ever before.
''Historical adventure with nuance and a flawed, melancholy hero'' The Times
''Brilliant'' Bernard Cornwell
''Enthralling'' The Times
''Nonstop high-octane adventure'' Historical Novel Society
''A tour de force'' Simon Turney
''A gripping adve
