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Ray Ferguson

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Born

South Africa

Genre

Mystery & Thrillers, Literature & Fiction

Member Since

May 2010

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Born in South Africa to Scottish parents, Ferguson has been involved in gemstone mining and trading for over forty years. And for a few years he was an advisor to the Colombian government. His worldwide experience extends from South Africa to Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe—not to mention Brazil, Colombia, Afghanistan, and the Pacific Basin. This has led him to many narrow escapes: he left Afghanistan days before the Russian invasion, and was arrested and jailed in Tanzania—only to be released months later after spying charges were dropped due to intense diplomatic pressure from Whitehall and Washington, D.C. Since 1990, he has been highly active in mineral-rich Madagascar.

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	The Gem Merchants 3.89 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	S.K.I.N.S. 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	From Psychic To Psychotic And Beyond by Kerry Ann Jacobs, Pam Jacobs (Editor), Ray Ferguson (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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