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The Dark of the Sun - by Wilbur Smith (Paperback)

The Dark of the Sun - by  Wilbur Smith (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>A standalone thriller from Wilbur Smith</b> <p/>A gendarme snatched up his rifle from where it lay at his feet; Bruce saw him elbow his way towards the side of the truck to begin firing; he was working the slide to lever a round into the breech. Mwembe! Bruce shouted the gendarme's name, but his voice could not penetrate the uproar. In two seconds the whole situation would dissolve into a pandemonium of tracer and bazooka fire.' Hired to kill. Fighting to live. Captain Bruce Murray has a simple enough mission or so he thinks: lead his mercenary soldiers to rescue a town cut off by rebel fighting in the Belgian Congo. It soon becomes clear that the town's diamond supplies are the real focus of the mission she's been sent on. Although Murray soon finds something more valuable than diamonds, and will do anything to protect it. But there's one thing Murray hadn't counted on -- that his most deadly enemies may not be the ones he's facing down the barrel of a gun, but the ones who are right beside him...<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><br> <b>Wilbur Smith (Author)</b><br> <b>Wilbur Smith</b> is a worldwide phenomenon. His readership has built up over fifty-five years of writing.<br> Born in Central Africa in 1933, Wilbur became a full-time writer in 1964 following the success of <i>When the Lion Feeds</i>, and has since published over forty global bestsellers, including the Courtney Series, the Ballantyne Series, the Egyptian Series, the Hector Cross Series and many successful standalone novels, all meticulously researched on his numerous expeditions worldwide.<br> The establishment of the Wilbur & Niso Smith Foundation in 2015 cemented Wilbur's passion for empowering writers, promoting literacy and advancing adventure writing as a genre. The foundation's flagship programme is the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize.<br> For all the latest information on Wilbur visit www.wilbursmithbooks.com or facebook.com/WilburSmith <p/> <b>Tom Harper (Author)</b><br> <b>Tom Harper</b> is the author of thirteen thrillers and historical adventures includin<i>g The Orpheus Descent</i>, <i>Black River </i>and <i>Lost Temple</i>. Research for his novels has taken him all over the world, from the high Arctic to the heart of the Amazon jungle. He lives with his family in York. For more information about Tom's books, visit www.tom-harper.co.uk.

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