The Emerald Hotel
M.A. Starner
The Emerald Hotel is a fast paced intriguing tale that takes you into a small Rhodesian village in 1901 where you are introduced to young Musi as her family and friends and peaceful way of life are brutally stolen from her and follow her courageous struggle for survival.
Musi is taken captive by Kahlid an emerald mine owner and evil slave master and our intelligent and determined heroine eventually kills her captor and is left fending for herself in the wild African wilderness. Emeralds scattered around her in the sand are a grim reminder of her situation but Musi is smart enough to know that they are also the key to her future.
This carefully woven story takes the reader on a exciting and often brutal trip into the emerald trade of Africa and through several decades until Americans Tom Dugan and Gabe Adams are running for their lives carrying thirty pounds of precious emeralds with Colonel Zima using his best trackers making sure they do not leave Africa alive!
I highly recommend this engaging and fast paced book for adults as there are a few scenes that may be a bit harsh for kids to read.
M. A. Starner wrote The Emerald Hotel after a gem hunting adventure in Zambia where an article about the trip also appeared in Rock and Gem Magazine. Al Starner is a lifelong gem and mineral collector, big game hunter, pilot and skydiver. His work has been published in Soldier of Fortune and Flying Magazine and many others. He lives in Southern Colorado with his wife Janet and is currently working on his next novel. Oh did I mention he is my dad!
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