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Congo

Michael Crichton

A corporate expedition into the Congo hunts rare diamonds and a lost city, but a sign-language gorilla may hold the key.

First published 2003

Science FictionThriller

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A Congo expedition is wiped out in minutes, leaving behind a destroyed camp and a disturbing video trace of something alive in the aftermath. A new team is assembled to uncover what happened, recover the mission, and find the legendary lost city tied to valuable blue diamonds.

The expedition brings together scientists, a corporate supervisor, a primatologist, a trained gorilla, and a rugged guide. As they head deeper into the rainforest, they face rival interests, dangerous terrain, armed conflict, and increasingly strange signs that the jungle holds more than anyone expected.

The journey becomes a race against time as the team moves toward Zinj, where science, greed, and survival collide. The closer they get, the more the mission shifts from exploration to escape, with Amy the gorilla emerging as the story's most distinctive presence.

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Authors
Michael Crichton
First published
2003
Genres
Science Fiction, Thriller, Adventure, Horror, Mystery, Suspense, Africa, Mystery Thriller
Subjects
kakundakari · type IIb · diamonds · thrillers · science fiction · adventure fiction · adventure stories · Fiction · Archaeology · Gorilla · American Science fiction · Horror stories · Africa, fiction · Fiction, thrillers · Fiction, thrillers, general · Large type books · Fiction, mystery & detective, general · Adventure · Mystery Thriller
ISBN-13
9780060541835

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