Diamond Hunter: Diamond Mines of South Africa, 1871

Jack Lark, Book 11

By: Paul Fraser Collard

Narrated by: Dudley Hinton

Jack Lark journeys to South Africa in the eleventh action-packed Victorian military adventure featuring hero Jack Lark: soldier, leader, imposter.

Historical military fiction at its finest, for fans of Bernard Cornwell's Sharpe series, Matthew Harffy and Patrick O'Brian.

South Africa, 1871. Jack Lark no longer walks alone. With the worldly Anna Baker by his side, he travels to the Cape Colony diamond fields determined to seek their fortune - and an adventurous new life together.

The journey north soon turns violent as tensions erupt between other hopeful diggers and a gang of Boer men. Everyone has their eye on the same elusive prize - and some will stop at nothing to get it.

For Jack and Anna, unearthing a diamond is only half the battle. Getting out of the mines alive will prove far more difficult - and dangerous. And when the worst happens, Jack finds himself tested as no enemy, no man and no war has ever before.

©2022 Paul Fraser Collard (P)2022 Headline Publishing Group Ltd

Critic reviews

"Brilliant." (Bernard Cornwell)

"Enthralling." (The Times)

"Bullets fly, emotions run high and treachery abounds...exceptionally entertaining historical action adventure." (Matthew Harffy)