Davis Bunn Strikes Gold Once Again!
Marc Royce stares down from the helicopter on the Rift Valley
slashing across Africa like a scar. Tribal feuds, drought, and
dislocation have left their devastation. And he sees a new wound--a
once-dormant volcano oozing molten lava across the dry
landscape--and clouds of ash obscure his vision. His undercover
assignment is similarly obscured. Supposedly dispatched to audit a
relief organization's accounts, Marc finds himself amid the squalor
and chaos of Kenyan refugee camps caught in a stranglehold of
corruption and ruthlessness.
But his true task relates to the area's reserves of once-obscure
metals now indispensible to high-tech industry. The value of this
rare earth inflames tensions on the world's stage as well as among
warring tribes. When an Israeli medical administrator, Kitra, seeks
Marc's help with her humanitarian efforts, they forge an unexpected
link between impoverished African villages and another Silicon
Valley rising in the Israeli desert. Precious metals and inventive
minds promise new opportunities for prosperity, secure futures, and
protection of valuable commodities from terrorists. As Marc
prepares to report back to Washington, he seizes a chance to
restore justice to this troubled land. This time, he may have gone
too far.
From the author of Lion of Babylon,
named one of Library Journal's Best Books
2011
Marc Royce stares out of the helicopter, a sense of foreboding
rising with the volcanic cloud. Below, the Rift Valley slashes
across Africa like a scar. Decades of conflicts, droughts, and
natural disasters have left their mark.
Dispatched to audit a relief organization, Royce is thrust into the
squalor and chaos of Kenyan refugee camps. But his true mission
focuses on the area's reserves of once-obscure minerals now
indispensable to high-tech industries. These strategic
elements--called rare earth--have inflamed tensions on the world's
stage and stoked tribal rivalries. As Royce prepares to report back
to Washington, he seizes on a bold and risky venture for restoring
justice to this troubled land.
But this time, Royce may have gone too far.
"Readers who were introduced to Royce in Lion of Babylon
will be glad for this new adventure, in which they will get to know
him even better. Thorough characterizations, a fast pace, and
attention to detail make this a sure bet for fans of Christian
suspense stories and especially readers of Travis Thrasher."
--Library Journal
Davis Bunn is the author of numerous bestsellers, with sales totaling more than six million copies. The winner of three Christy Awards for excellence in fiction, he is a lecturer in creative writing and Writer in Residence at Regent's Park College, Oxford University. Davis and his wife, Isabella, divide their time between England and Florida. Visit his website at www.davisbunn.com.