Book Review: Diamond Lies

Reviewed By: Harriet Klausner

Diamond Lies     Amazon US HC Amazon Canada HC
Johann Sorenson
Class/Genre:   Romance   Thriller
Goodfellow, Sep 2001, $22.00, 330 pp.

In his parents’ home, John and his fiancee Teri are playing a competitive game of Scrabble with the winner determined by whether zebu is an African animal. To obtain a dictionary, John unlocks a forbidden room, his father’s den. Teri pulls out a book, The Valley of the Rhinos, from a shelf. Falling out of the tome is what appears to be a treasure map. They make a copy of the map before placing it inside the book and returning it back on the shelf.

John feels the map is probably not real though he wonders if that is how his parents made their fortune. Even if it is genuine the idea that success can only occur if one’s true love accompanied you on the quest seems ridiculous to him. On the other hand, the adventure of a lifetime for Teri and him is an ocean away. He persuades Teri that as soul mates they should go on this trip, but promises they will return in time for their wedding in two months. Perhaps they would reconsider their decision if they knew that the deadly danger from Barzon the poacher, other perils and meeting new people on this trek would have on their relationship

DIAMOND LIES is a superb romantic thriller that never slows down for an iota. The story line is fast-paced and loaded with action, romance, and escapades. The key characters including a couple of folks met during the quest seem authentic and add to the feel that the reader is on an African adventure. Johann Sorenson paints a vivid picture inside a strong plot worth reading by the Romancing the Stone crowd.

Harriet Klausner

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