KRUGER'S GOLD

"Krugers Gold: A novel of the Anglo-Boer War."(South Africa - 1902.)Canadian Lt. Harry Lanyard, British Army, leads a mounted patrol of hard-bitten Colonial troopers into the veld to recover $10-million worth of gold bullion hidden by Transvaal President Paul Kruger during the Second Anglo-Boer War.To do it, Lanyard must battle tough burgher commandos, murderous bandits, hostile civilians, and an enemy spy sworn to kill him, while his own cavalrymen have turned mutinous. He also strives to regain the love of his Boer-American ex-sweetheart who now is allied with a ruthless Czarist secret agent. Yet, despite all this unblinking violence, the tale includes no less than four romances, and a cast of colorful characters, one of which is a gallant horse.Based on many actual events, "Krugers Gold" is meticulously researched in historical details. It reveals courage, chivalry, and patriotism on both sides, a high-stakes quest for hidden treasure, the horrors of...