Acres of Diamonds

The title gives nothing away, but it may provoke your curiosity and interest and not a novel to be ignored. The very idea of three university undergraduates planning a daring diamond robbery beggar’s belief; especially when one considers that they are in their final year.

Were these questions asked by the three students of themselves? Their conclusion: we are clever enough to commit the perfect crime, with no one any the wiser. But as we all know, things in life are never that simple or as straightforward, and the most unlikely turn of events turns up!

Rather than let the cat out of the bag by describing the course of events and the unexpected outcome, it is left to you, the reader, to find out what happened to our thrill-seeking trio in their ingenious adventure. It is an easy and thoroughly entertaining yarn.

Robert Villier is a retired naval officer, having spent forty-four years in the Royal Navy. He is an active eighty-year-old and is happily married to Sandra. They recently celebrated their golden wedding anniversary.

Throughout his career at sea, Robert was a keen runner and cyclist, peddling and running his way around most parts of the world, until a hip replacement put an end to these much-loved pursuits. In the last ten years he has turned his attention to writing and has written a number of novels; Acres of Diamonds is the latest.