A drug sale between two mob families near Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, goes terribly awry. The diamonds to be used as payment are lost in a plane crash in Kure Beach, North Carolina.Thus, a chase is on to recover the Sand Diamonds. FBI Agent Steve Angely looks for the sparklers, along with New Jersey mob boss Mike Baroney, who sends two of his men from Trenton.Steve, along with local law enforcement, is also trying to discover who killed one of the rescuers at the crash site. Meanwhile, a local man named David Jennings unwittingly recovers the diamonds. When his wife, Catherine, hears about David's find, they argue most of the evening. When David is reluctant to back down, Catherine devises a way to get rid of the dangerous gems without David being the wiser. But things don't go smoothly with her plan.This is the first novel by author J. Steirling Gunn, who has written two books for the financial industry. Now retired, Gunn is using his knowledge as a history buff to write books. He lives with his wife, Margie, in Richmond, Virginia.Publisher's website: http://www.eloquentbooks.com/SandDiamonds.html