African Ice [Mass Market Paperback]

Jeff Buick (Author)

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 372 pages
• Publisher: Dorchester Publishing Company (April 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0843957204
• ISBN-13: 978-0843957204
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,406,284 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I was a cute baby, chubby with curly hair and a great smile. My parents loved me until I hit my teen years, then they tolerated me until the mid-twenties. Glad to say they love me again now. I think.

I've got four kids of my own. How stupid was that? And five dogs. Shiba Inu is the breed. They're bad little dogs that live to escape from my house and terrorize the neighborhood. Much like my kids.

I love writing. The last five books I wrote were while sitting in a Second Cup coffee shop. That's like a Canadian version of Starbucks for all of you south of the 49th parallel. Great coffee. It keeps me awake while I write. That's a good thing.

I like hockey, but only watch the playoffs. Calgary and Edmonton are my favorite teams, which is like someone saying, "I love the Yankees and the Mets." Figure that one out.

Baseball is great, the thinking sports fan's game. Soccer is fun while the World Cup is on, the rest is pretty boring. But NFL football rules. Go Seahawks. I used to watch these guys when Jim Zorn and Steve Largent were in the league.

Thanks for taking the time to read this. If you want to send me an e-mail, put a note in the subject line that you found my e-mail on Amazon and have a comment on my books. No attachments, please.

All the best,

Jeff Buick

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A smart, savvy thriller that will keep you up at night until the last page has turned!, October 4, 2007

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Cheryl Tardif "bestselling suspense author" (Edmonton, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: African Ice (Mass Market Paperback)

4.5 stars!

A smart, savvy thriller that will keep you up at night until the last page has turned, Jeff Buick's African Ice is an adventurous tale of conspiracies, murder and the search for treasure. I read this novel while traveling from Alberta to Pennsylvania, and it kept me in its grip.

The characters are interesting and multi-faceted, exploring their pasts and weaknesses. The foreshadowing was solid, the plot twists kept me on my toes and the ending had a quiet justice about it.

If you're looking for a fast-paced adventure through the jungles in search of the motherlode of diamonds while the characters are being hunted by aborigines, hitmen and a deceitful employer, pick up African Ice. You won't be disappointed. I wasn't.

~Cheryl Kaye Tardif
Author of Divine Intervention

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars read this, May 16, 2006

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jackie "debbie" (canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: African Ice (Mass Market Paperback)

I read about 100-200 books a year, very few do I remember but when I find an author that catches my imagination then anything they write I buy. Being a "diamond drillers daughter", grew up with the "rough diamonds" and learnt that "all that sparkles is not gold" sometimes have to look deeper to find the treasure, this book was a "treasure" I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a good thriller and likes a book that makes you think, great job Mr. Buick looking forward to reading more of your books

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Review by Nan Kilar and Bobby Miller, May 14, 2006

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Bobby W. Miller "KILL ME IF YOU CAN" - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: African Ice (Mass Market Paperback)

Samantha Carlson, PhD, is a highly respected geologist, very rich and very attractive. The dangerous and cunning Patrick Kerrigan, president of Gem-Star, hires her to find an elusive diamond lode deep in the Congo. Kerrigan also hires a team of four ex-Navy SEALS, led by Travis McNeil, to protect her.

And so the adventure begins. Neither Sam nor Travis totally trusts Kerrigan. When they're met by their military escort at the Congo border, they find all their weapons and equipment have been tampered with. When this `escort' service tries to kill everyone in the expedition, there's no question that Kerrigan has set them up. Trying to get out of Cairo is no picnic either since Kerrigan has another attack force of killers ready to do what the Congolese force couldn't do. And that's just the first half of the story; problems and surprises continue as they try to take Kerrigan down.

This is a fast-paced book filled with non-stop action and tension. The descriptions of the poverty in the Congo and overcrowded conditions in Cairo are disheartening. Of course, there's a bit of a love story woven into the mayhem as well. Are diamonds always a girl's best friend?