Cooper’s Promise – Timothy Jay Smith
How’s this for something a little different in the realms of gay-themed fiction: an action thriller about a gay soldier adrift in a wartorn African country who falls in love with a young diamond merchant.
American author Timothy Jay Smith skilfully tells the story of Cooper Chance, a mercenary in Africa working amidst a dangerous world of thugs, prostitutes and corrupt cops. There’s no one he can trust — until he meets diamond trader Sadiq. The pair fall in love, but unbeknownst to Chance, his new paramour has ulterior motives lurking under the surface.
The screenplay adaptation of Cooper’s Promise has won three Grand Prizes and two First Places in international competitions, so a film adaptation may be in the pipeline. In the meantime, read this passionate thriller as Smith originally intended – Sydney readers can find it at the Bookshop in Darlinghurst.
INFO: www.timothyjaysmith.com
