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The Diamond Hunters

By: Wilbur Smith
Narrated by: Ciaran Saward
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Fortunes rise and fall in Wilbur Smith's tale of warring siblings and illegal diamond trading, The Diamond Hunters.

'The jet was a solid 18-inch column, a pillar of brown mud and yellow gravel and sea water that beat against the steel plates of the hull with a hollow drumming roar. In the few seconds since the explosion the cyclone was already half filled with a slimy shifting porridge that rushed from wall to wall with the movement of the ship. It was like some monstrous jellyfish which each second gathered weight and strength.'

The Van Der Byl Diamond Company, willed by its founder to his son Benedict, his sister Tracey and their estranged foster brother Johnny Lance, turns out to be a bequest of hatred. For it is couched in such terms as to offer Benedict the instrument of destruction of his bitterest rival. 'Destroy Johnny' is the old man's implacable message. And so, consumed with envy for Johnny, Benedict sets out in ruthless pursuit of this goal - and Johnny is plunged into a maelstrom of greed, vengeance and murder....

©1970 Wilbur Smith (P)2019 Audible, Ltd Genre Fiction Fiction Sagas Action & Adventure Romance
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This book kept me riveted the entire time I listened. It is definitely value for money.

Excellent story line

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Wilbur Smith what a wonderful writer, I like be reading his books about Africa, he makes it sounds as beautiful as it is dangerous.

The Diamond Hunter

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Love everything Wilbur Smith but I feel that this one came up short with the ending. I like an ending that expands to include the fates of the characters. Good read though.

Missing the ending tie up

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The intrigue, the depth, the characters and the story. You will be captivated and breathless as you are moved from one challenge to another

Powerful

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Not a mystery, more of a family drama, but the information about the South African Diamond Industry, though dated circa 1969, when the book was written, was interesting. I did finish & that always says something.

Just OK. Very Dated.

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