A dangerous hunt for African diamonds propels this thriller to a "rousing" finish (Don D'Ammassa, Hugo Award nominee).
In this international adventure by the Edgar Award-nominated author, freelance operative Joe Gall is on the hunt for a valuable cache of diamonds. But along the way he must break a man out of jail, cross a barren African desert, and fight his way through multiple double crosses . . .
"[Philip Atlee is] the John D. MacDonald of espionage fiction." -Larry McMurtry, The New York Times
"I admire Philip Atlee's writing tremendously." -Raymond Chandler
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Philip Atlee (1915-1991) was the creator of the long-running Joe Gall Mysteries, which is comprised of twenty-two novels published in the 1960s and 70s. Born in Fort Worth, Texas, Atlee wrote several novels and screenplays-including Thunder Road starring Robert Mitchum, and Big Jim McLain starring John Wayne-before producing the series for which he is known. An avid flyer, he was a member of the Flying Tigers before World War II and joined the Marines after the attack on Pearl Harbor.