Gold Mine

'Your unquestioning obedience. You will be my man.' Such is Manfred's demand when he offers Rod Ironsides the general managership of the Sonder Ditch gold mine.

For Rod, ambitious and hard-living but totally gripped by the life of the mine, it is the chance of a lifetime. Manfred Steyner is neurotic and ruthless, a compulsive gambler who treats people as counters in a private game and his beautiful, frustrated wife Terry as a social prop and source of cash.

He already despises Rod, and when he discovers Rod's passion for Terry, icy dislike turns to mortal hatred.

Neither Rod nor Manfred, however, understands that they are both involved in a more significant drama. They have become the unwitting tools of a group of powerful men, who for personal and political gain plan to destroy the largest gold mine in the world.

Once again the author of When the Lion Feeds and Shout at the Devil has written a first-class story of love and adventure. Here is a brilliant, exciting reconstruction of life in the gold mine – below and above ground, paralysing disasters, ingenious gold-filching, violent people and the irresistible magnetism of the gold itself.

This book was made into a film under the title Gold.

Reviews

'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

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