Read by Jon Cartwright. — Macmillan Digital Audio, 2008. — 56 kbps. — Duration 07:27:22.
The Van der Byl diamond company, willed by its founder to his son Benedict, is a bequest of hatred, couched in terms to offer him the means to destroy his bitterest rival. "Destroy Johnny" is the old man's implacable message and so, consumed with envy for his own foster-brother, Benedict sets out in pursuit of this goal and Johnny is plunged into a maelstrom of greed, vengeance and murder.