Published: March 29, 2012
Words: 109,334 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781476392059

Short description

"The Mine" is a political thriller set in Nibana, West Africa shortly after gaining independence from the British in 1962. With secession and civil war imminent, an archaeological find initiates a chain of events that lead to police investigations, MI6 involvement and the printing of large sums of money. An abandoned mine becomes the focal point when the main characters discover its secret.

Extended description

The Mine is a political thriller set in Nibana, an imaginary West African state, several years after gaining independence from the British in 1962. With the Eastern Region about to secede and Nibana heading for civil war, the head of state invites an archaeology professor and his team to investigate some ruins in the Northern Region. The professor’s astonishing finds initiate a chain of extraordinary events that lead to abduction. A police investigation ensues, but becomes complicated when an Eastern Bloc country is commissioned to print currency for the secessionists, and an MI6 agent, working with the police, must hinder the secession by sabotaging the currency. An abandoned mine becomes the focal point when the agent, police and archaeologists are incarcerated there and discover its secret. Murder, breathtaking corruption, river pirates and rogue army officers; Ken Ryeland manipulates these ingredients in his usual consummate way to provide an exciting political thriller.

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Tags

espionage, 1960s, political thriller, african adventure, power struggle, archaeological adventure

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Review by: ReadersEbooks on Dec. 16, 2012 :
This book illustrates why the Dark Continent remains in poverty to a great extent. It shows the greed, tribalism, political manipulation, both internally and from abroad, that has characterized the African scene, and continues to do so. In many ways, the name of the country Nibana could easily be changed to Zimbabwe or South Africa!
‘The Mine’ is a book that will make the reader angry and annoyed, at the lost opportunities of the great powers in the way they managed their withdrawal from Africa, and at the unbridled greed of their political successors in African countries. Wish that it did not so accurately reflect the truth of Africa.
(reviewed long after purchase)

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