Set against
the backdrop
of civil war
and chaos in
1990's
Sierra
Leone, Danny
Archer, a
South
African
mercenary,
and Solomon
Vandy, a
Mende
fisherman
are joined
in a common
quest to
recover a
rare pink
diamond that
can
transform
their lives.
While in
prison for
smuggling,
Archer
learns that
Solomon--who
was taken
from his
family and
forced to
work in the
diamond
fields--has
found and
hidden the
extraordinary
rough stone.
With the
help of
Maddy Bowen,
an American
journalist
whose
idealism is
tempered by
a deepening
connection
with Archer,
the two men
embark on a
trek through
rebel
territory--a
journey that
could save
Solomon's
family and
give Archer
the second
chance he
thought he
would never
have.
