The Secret Chamber - Couverture rigide

Woodhead, Patrick

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1444813439 ISBN 13 : 9781444813432

Editeur : Ulverscroft Ltd, 2012

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture

THE TERROR

A gifted young English doctor disappears into the dark heart of the Ituri Forest in northern Congo. He is not the first. No one who goes there ever comes back. One man is tasked to find him: brilliant and damaged climber Luca Matthews.

THE SECRET

Mining troubleshooter, Beatrice Makuru has her own reasons for venturing into the same region. Coltan - the mineral essential to every laptop and mobile phone on the planet - is running dry, and the Congo is the key to the mystery. As a new wave of Chinese demand grips Africa, the race is on for its mineral wealth.

THE CHAMBER

In the depths of the terrible forest, a plan is taking shape - so simple, yet so daring, it will rock the foundations of the civilised world. As the world's eyes turn towards the Congo, Luca and Beatrice find themselves embroiled in a mystery far more dangerous than just a simple quest for a friend.

'Imagine the claustrophobic mystery of The Constant Gardener mixed with the danger of Blood Diamond. Woodhead creates a fascinating, frightening world that draws yuo into the very heart of darkness. Brilliant' Ben Fogle

'Woodhead takes you deep into the dark and thrilling heart of modern-day Africa. The Secret Chamber is page-turning storytelling at its best - adrenalin-fuelled adventure, danger and romance. I loved it' Lucy Moore

'Think Da Vinci mystery; add handsome men and butterfly-inducing courage' Dolly Jones, vogue.com

Présentation de l'éditeur

People have been disappearing in what the explorer Stanley called the black heart of Africa - the impenetrable forests of northern Congo. But when a brilliant young English doctor vanishes, alarm bells really start to ring. Intelligence chief Jack Milton sends a message to his godson Luca Matthews ( The Forbidden Temple hero) in the Himalayas asking him to go to Africa and find Joshua. Reluctantly Luca obeys, but he is no longer the man he once was, traumatised by his part in the death of his best friend, his legendary climbing nerve shot to pieces. Meanwhile in Africa, mining troubleshooter and brilliant flying pilot, Beatrice (Bear) Makuru, also wants to brave the northern wilderness. Coltan is the mineral without which no mobile phone or computer would work. Explosions have been wrecking coltan mines. Bear needs to find out why. Her journey with Luca to Africa's black heart is the beginning of an utterly terrifying sequence of events, uncovering a secret so simple yet so startling that it could rock the foundations of the civilised world.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Ulverscroft Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1444813439
• ISBN 13: 9781444813432
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 440
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible