African Ice

by Jeff Buick

A small team travels deep into Africa to find a hidden cache of diamonds--but will they manage to get out alive? This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0843957204
• ISBN13: 9780843957204
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Leisure Books
• Length: 372 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.3" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Taut nerve-shattering action thriller with a "take-no-prisoners" heroine

Oil isn't the only resource worth dying for. Diamonds give untold power and wealth to those who possess them. In "African Ice," the author has pitted his protagonists against nature and man in a game of survival riddled with betrayal and greed. Through the adventure the reader comes away with a better understanding of the diamond business and the true exploiters of Africa: mining corporations, political opportunists and mercenaries. Samantha Carlson represents the modern woman who believes she can do anything she chooses to do while retaining her feminity. She does not act like a man to compete in a man's world. She follows her own compass in an engineering profession few women care to embrace--geology. This makes her no less fearless than the first women aviators or astronauts, just confident in her abilities, knowledge and potential. And she has reached the pinnacles of success because her intuitiveness has kept her alive. She finds a soul mate in Travis McNeil, a former Navy Seal who now provides security for "at-risk" mining executives, and together they outsmart and outmaneuvre the nastiest of villains with wit, candor and courage. Jeff Buick is a remarkable story teller, who is equally at home behind the points of view of a man or woman. He's a sponge for authentic details that meld character and setting into a lifelike experience for the reader as well as a marathon master of pacing, action and suspense, which delivers blood-curdling twists. By his own admission, he loves what he does, and this reader was thoroughly entertained. I look forward to reading all of his books.

A smart, savvy thriller that will keep you up at night until the last page has turned!

4.5 stars! A smart, savvy thriller that will keep you up at night until the last page has turned, Jeff Buick's African Ice is an adventurous tale of conspiracies, murder and the search for treasure. I read this novel while traveling from Alberta to Pennsylvania, and it kept me in its grip. The characters are interesting and multi-faceted, exploring their pasts and weaknesses. The foreshadowing was solid, the plot twists kept me on my toes and the ending had a quiet justice about it. If you're looking for a fast-paced adventure through the jungles in search of the motherlode of diamonds while the characters are being hunted by aborigines, hitmen and a deceitful employer, pick up African Ice. You won't be disappointed. I wasn't. ~Cheryl Kaye Tardif Author of Divine Intervention

Exciting Book!

The heroine of this book is Samantha Carlson. She is a geologist with a world renown reputation for discovering oil deposits and diamonds. She has been hired by Patrick Kerrigan the President of Gem-Star to lead an expidition to the Democratic Republic of Congo. She has been supplied security in the person of Travis McNeil a former Navy Seal and some of his associates. She is to go to the Ruwenzori Mountains and find a wealthy diamond vein.She and her party are to be escorted by Colonel Mugumba of the Congolese Army. She finds the wealthy vein. Under orders of Kerrigan Colonel tries to kill Carlson. McNeil manages to overcome the Congolese soldiers and they escape to Cairo. Another of Kerrigan's hired guns Liam O'Donnell and his crew of MI-S operatives attempt to kill the crew and kidnap Carlson. McNeil once again rescues Carlson. Carlson and McNeil go to Antwerp where they have a master plan to ruin Kerrigan.This book is exciting throughout with a shocking ending. Be sure to read it.

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I read about 100-200 books a year, very few do I remember but when I find an author that catches my imagination then anything they write I buy. Being a "diamond drillers daughter", grew up with the "rough diamonds" and learnt that "all that sparkles is not gold" sometimes have to look deeper to find the treasure, this book was a "treasure" I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a good thriller and likes a book that makes you think, great job Mr. Buick looking forward to reading more of your books

superb cat and mouse thriller

She has the reputation of being a female Indiana Jones, which is why Gem-Star President Patrick Kerrigan hires Samantha Carlson to locate a diamond vein in the Ruwenzori Mountains in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He has the location down to a seventy square mile radius, but his team vanished, which is not shocking as the government is corrupt and the military is worse than the civilians. Knowing all this and more, she still accepts the job. Travis McNeil and his men will protect her as she seeks the diamonds. Unknown to either the geologist or the bodyguard is that Patrick has arranged with a local military officer and his troops to track them so that once the mission is achieved they will die. However, once the assault starts, Travis and his men win the day, but a deadlier team is on the way with another on standby. AFRICAN ICE is the ultimate cat and mouse thriller with Travis being Hans Solo and Samantha is Lara Croft. The story line electrifies the audience with its non-stop action reminiscent of the Indiana Jones' movies, but also provides insight into the poverty of the people and the corruption of the military and civil leaders in this poor African nation. Jeff Buick creates lead characters that readers will care about as they go from one deadly scenario to the next with the light at the end of the tunnel coming from the subsequent lethal fire they will end up in shortly. Harriet Klausner