Gold Mine -

Wilbur Smith

Bonnier Publishing Fiction Ltd.

2018

274 páginas

9h 8m

ISBN-13: 9781785765797

'Underground Manager,' he said. There was a long silence and he could hear the man breathing on the other end. 'Speak, man, what is it?' 'The whole bloody thing has come down,' said the voice. It was husky, rough with fear and dust. 'Where are you speaking from?' Rod asked. 'They're still in there,' said the voice. 'They're screaming in there. Under the rock. They're screaming.' Nothing drives men to danger like gold . . . Rod Ironsides is an honest man and expert manager of the successful Sonder Ditch gold mine and its hard-worked miners. But honesty and expertise count for little when faced with desperate bosses and a crew who'll break every rule to get their own illegal share of the precious metal. Under the command of the obsessive, meticulous Dr Steyner, Rod is forced into greater and greater risks. For if the mine goes down and takes the lives of the men with it, someone stands to make millions - but Rod will be the one who pays. A riveting thriller packed full of violence, disaster, and the irresistible magnetism of gold, from global bestseller Wilbur Smith

A thrilling adventure novel from global sensation Wilbur Smith that brings to life all the dangers and excitements of the gold mining industry.'A master storyteller' - Sunday Times'Wilbur Smith is one of those benchmarks against whom others are compared' - The Times'No one does adventure quite like Smith' - Daily Mirror'Extremely readable . . . packed with action and excitement . . . ' - Sunday Express Nothing drives men to danger like gold . . . Rod Ironsides is an honest man and expert manager of the successful Sonder Ditch gold mine and its hard-worked miners. But honesty and expertise count for little to the owner of the mine, the ruthless and obsessive Manfred Steyner. When Rod falls hard for Manfred's long-suffering and estranged wife Terry, the loathing between the men reaches a breaking point. But unbeknown to both a bigger drama is unfolding, a plot to destroy the gold mine, whatever the cost. Can the mortal enemies move past their differences to save the mine?