The Opal Dragon by James Calderwood

Marginal area farmers are fighting to keep the bank from selling their farm. The third year of a crippling drought at Kimba South Australia is the last straw to break the Nickols family back. John and Tony take the old farm bulldozer to Coober Pedy with close Neighbours Bert and Harry who have paid their bank debt with a nice opal find. A Philippine national and his mother have moved to Australia and have taken over the lucrative stolen opal market. Ali and Zeena have caused huge problems. Ali is known as the Dragon, a name he was given for a murder he committed in the Philippines. This book was written with the help of Mark Evans, an Adelaide Movie Producer. Mark edited each chapter Written in the style of Bryce Courtney who often had two opposing parties crossing paths . Full of adventure for the avid reader