Middle Eastern factional thriller. An English aristocrat forces his young American partner, Zach, to attempt recovery of stolen Royal Gold. The trail leads from London via Paris and the French Riviera to Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Morocco and into a vortex of power, money, corruption and sex. Participating in the Boeing and BAE Royal bribery scandal he witnesses Saudi Arabias 1980s installation of Chinese supersonic missiles and still secret warheads. Set against the background of the Middle East on the eve of the first Gulf War Royal Sand builds steadily to a dramatic and unexpected climax. The...