The Star of Simbako

The job in Simbako was straightforward

Find a diamond deposit in gravel which is famous for them

But no one told her about fallout from the Civil War

It’s 1990 and Geologist Sam Harris goes to West Africa to work in the diamond fields of Fona. She is soon involved with a cast of characters who are starring in their own soap opera, a dangerous mix of superstition, cultural practices and ignorance (mostly her own).

When she uncovers the tale of a massive diamond missing since a rebel attack durin...