Rough Diamond

by Robert L. Fish

In the diamond fields of South Africa, a London boy makes a fortune

On a Dutch plantation in South Africa, two bored children are throwing rocks when their mother calls them inside and notices that one of her sons is holding a glittering, uncut diamond. When word reaches Europe that there are diamonds in South Africa just waiting to be plucked from the ground, men and women of all nations race to make their fortune. Among them is young Barney Isaacs – who will be lucky to escape with his life.

When Barney joins his brother in the diamond fields of Kimberley, they find riches beyond their wildest dreams. But with wealth comes peril, and Barney soon finds that there are those who would kill for diamonds.

Genres: Fiction

360 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1982

About the author

Robert Lloyd Fish was an American writer of crime fiction. His first novel, The Fugitive, gained him the Mystery Writers of America's Edgar Allan Poe Award for best first novel in 1962, and his short story "Moonlight Gardener" was awarded the Edgar for best short story in 1972. His 1963 novel Mute Witness, written under the pseudonym Robert L. Pike, was filmed in 1968 as Bullitt, starring Steve McQueen.