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Pursuit into Darkness

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Iron ore mining must be halted when an archeologist discovers a prehistoric bone flute. Semi-retired CEO Sam Warrender in his characteristic high handed manner, flies to Venezuela to bully, bribe, or bamboozle the resumption of his company's operation. But he must contend with an archeologist fervently protecting pre-history, his own hand-picked successor jealous to assume power from Sam, a communist guerilla who sees an opportunity to resume anarchy, and a beguiling film-maker who Sam has watched grow from a pre-teen into a woman to be reckoned with.

The story is at its best in revealing Venezuela: its jungle beauty (a plane flight over the Angel Falls), its turbulent economy, its shaky politics, its people. It is at its worst propping up a May-December romance between Sam and the film-maker. The narrative is strong, unpredictable, and handles plenty of action clearly. Overall, a very good read except a point taken away for the romance.

A mountain of iron in Venezuela, an American mining company, a sincere archeologist, a 59 year old corporate executive, a 23 year old daughter of another corporate executive, a middle-aged communist revolutionary, government corruption, corporate infighting, explosions, jungle searches. It would take a very good author to merge all of these things into an enjoyable novel. Amazingly, Daniel Pollock, the author of Pursuit into Darkness, manages to make his novel enjoyable and exciting.