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| Jeff Buick | | Mass Market Paperback:
| 372 pages | | Publisher:
| Dorchester Publishing Company | | Publication Date:
| April 04, 2006 | | ISBN:
| 0843957204 | | Package Length:
| 6.7 inches | | Package Width:
| 4.2 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.03 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.41 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 6 reviews |
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2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Taut nerve-shattering action thriller with a "take-no-prisoners" heroineDec 02, 2007
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.
10 of 11 found the following review helpful:
 A smart, savvy thriller that will keep you up at night until the last page has turned!Oct 04, 2007
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, bestselling author of Whale Song: A Novel
10 of 11 found the following review helpful:
Exciting Book!Jun 06, 2007
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.
4 of 5 found the following review helpful:
read thisMay 16, 2006
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
5 of 6 found the following review helpful:
Review by Nan Kilar and Bobby MillerMay 14, 2006
Samantha Carlson, PhD, is a highly respected geologist, very rich and very attractive. The dangerous and cunning Patrick Kerrigan, president of Gem-Star, hires her to find an elusive diamond lode deep in the Congo. Kerrigan also hires a team of four ex-Navy SEALS, led by Travis McNeil, to protect her.
And so the adventure begins. Neither Sam nor Travis totally trusts Kerrigan. When they're met by their military escort at the Congo border, they find all their weapons and equipment have been tampered with. When this `escort' service tries to kill everyone in the expedition, there's no question that Kerrigan has set them up. Trying to get out of Cairo is no picnic either since Kerrigan has another attack force of killers ready to do what the Congolese force couldn't do. And that's just the first half of the story; problems and surprises continue as they try to take Kerrigan down.
This is a fast-paced book filled with non-stop action and tension. The descriptions of the poverty in the Congo and overcrowded conditions in Cairo are disheartening. Of course, there's a bit of a love story woven into the mayhem as well. Are diamonds always a girl's best friend?
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