Blending well researched history and exciting fiction, this novel of adventure, danger, and romance begins with an expedition to the remote diamond quarry originally located by the great adventurer Henry Stanley in 1887. The site of the mine is so secluded and dangerous that expeditions are limited to one in 1966 and another in 2010. The fearless explorers face angry pygmies wielding poisoned arrows, unwelcoming wild animals, an unforgiving river, and rebel insurgents who are determined to take any uncovered diamonds.