Title: A fistful of diamonds
Description: Fast-talking gem expert Lonny Cushman encounters the dangerous and malevolent world of the African gem industry as he accompanies a young female seminarian from New York to Rwanda in search of her missing father. Once they reach Africa, Lonny chases a collection of flawless green diamonds through the killing fields of the Congo. Their survival depends upon negotiating the bloody network of the conflict-ridden African diamond trade, including Islamic jihadists, corrupt military officers, Israeli agents, Ukrainian arms dealers, and a whole host of con men. Can Lonny save himself and the young seminarian from a tragic demise?
Subjects: Diamond industry and trade, Fiction, Americans, Thriller, Fiction, thrillers, general, Young women, fiction, New york (n.y.), fiction, Africa, fiction, Missing persons, fiction
Places: Rwanda