The Skeleton Coast Contract — Philip Atlee

A dangerous hunt for African diamonds propels this thriller to a “rousing” finish (Don D'Ammassa, Hugo Award nominee).
 
In this international adventure by the Edgar Award�"nominated author, freelance operative Joe Gall is on the hunt for a valuable cache of diamonds. But along the way he must break a man out of jail, cross a barren African desert, and fight his way through multiple double crosses . . .
 
“[Philip Atlee is] the John D. MacDonald of espionage fiction.” -- Larry McMurtry, The New York Times

“I admire Philip Atlee's writing tremendously.” -- Raymond Chandler