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 life--and death. For some it's just a business. For one man, it's the most dangerous game of all...
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 fortune--or be destroyed.
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 trap--for the bloodiest pay-day of all...
Review
"An epic...Smith joins the ranks of one of the grand masters of twentieth-century novels."Tulsa World
'I can recommend an extremely readable new novel, Gold Mine ... Mr. Smith`s story is packed with action and excitement, and it surges along in crisp stile.' Sunday Express
Praise for Wilbur Smith
Smith is a master. *Publishers Weekly
One of the worlds most popular adventure writers. The Washington Post Book World
A rare author who wields a razor-sharp sword of craftsmanship. Tulsa World*
Wilbur Smith is one of those benchmarks against whom others are compared. The Times (UK)
"Best Historical Novelist--I say Wilbur Smith, with his swashbuckling novels of Africa. The bodices of rip and the blood flows. You can get lost in Wilbur Smith and misplace all of August."--Stephen King
"Action is Wilur Smith's game, and he is a master."--The Washington Post Book World
The worlds leading adventure writer. Daily Express (UK)
"Wilbur Smith rarely misses a trick."--Sunday Times
Smith is a captivating storyteller. The Orlando Sentinel
No one does adventure quite like Smith. Daily Mirror (UK)
"A thundering good read is virtually the only way of describing Wilbur Smiths books. The Irish Times
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