Gold Mine

From the sweat of lovers to the blood of warriors, Wilbur Smith delivers a compelling tale with fast-paced adventure and electrifying intrigue in this unforgettable novel... WHEN A REALM OF TREASURE IS AT STAKE... North of Johannesburg, five companies share the Kitchenerville fields, furiously blasting and digging deep into the earth. For some men, gold mining is a way of lifeand death. For some it's just a business. For one man, it's the most dangerous game of all... FORTUNES ARE GAMBLED, LOVERS ARE BETRAYED... Rod Ironsides makes love to his boss's wife and drives his miners faster and harder than anyone has ever dared. A few weeks ago, Ironsides had a passion for golf and one-night stands. Now, he has been handed a prize and a curse: to blast through rock and reap a fortuneor be destroyed. AND DEATH IS ONLY AN INSTANT AWAY... From a split-second, oxygen-sucking explosion to a looming underground wall of water, there are a dozen ways Rod can fail. But his passion and fury won't let him back down from a conspiracy he cannot see: men who want to turn his mine into a death trapfor the bloodiest pay-day of all... "An epic...Smith joins the ranks of one of the grand masters of twentieth-century novels."Tulsa WorldSmith, Wilbur is the author of 'Gold Mine', published 2006 under ISBN 9780312940614 and ISBN 0312940610.