The Dead Zone by Stephen King. Short summary

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Verveur’s radio assistant Dan and Domenico went in search of the diamonds. Dan killed his partner and took the diamonds. After hearing his song on the receiver, Dan went to the police, unaware that it was a recording.

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Dan Harwood and Domenico Marucelli were walking past the compound of the Wessel Diamond Mine, a «corral» for the Touchelli workers. As the sun went down, Dan blinded Domenico with a flashlight, and he fell into the abyss. Finding his corpse, Dan removed the pouch from his neck.

Den, Domenico and Ari Verveur were radio operators. Verveer decided to study the dead zone in the Kimberley area, where the radio waves were behaving strangely.

The research was almost over when Domenico found a diamond. Dan couldn’t find anything, so he started working with Marucelli. Harewood had no luck, but after killing his partner, he became the owner of his diamonds.

While taking Verveur’s gear, Dan heard a song that Maruccelli liked to hum. Returning to the abyss, he found the murdered man’s head, but the song continued to play.

Harwood went to the police, thinking he had lost his mind and therefore should be punished. The chief of police also heard the song and went to Verveer. He said he had simply recorded Marucelli’s voice and played it from a gramophone.