Deadly Diamonds

Author : John Dobbyn
Publisher : Oceanview Publishing
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2013-08-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781608090938

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Blood Diamonds—the deadly brutality of Sierra Leone comes to the streets of Boston What do Boston, Dublin, and Sierra Leone have in common? The movement of "blood diamonds" at enormous profit but grave human expense: mafia killings in Boston and Ireland and child enslavement and murder in Sierra Leone. And who is ensnared in the middle of all of this — Michael Knight and Lex Devlin. Can they stop the enormously profitable trade of these tainted jewels? They must come between the Italian Mafia in the North End of Boston and the Irish Mob in South Boston including some remnants of the IRA in Ireland. They must also pit themselves against the enslaved and deadly child-army in Sierra Leone, who smuggle these diamonds into the mainstream for cash to buy weapons and drugs. At great personal risk, Knight and Devlin struggle to find a solution that satisfies this disparate combination of characters and, hopefully, dampens the diamond flow. Perfect for fans of Nelson DeMille While all of the novels in the Knight and Devlin Thriller Series stand on their own and can be read in any order, the publication sequence is: Neon Dragon Frame-Up Black Diamond Deadly Diamonds Fatal Odds High Stakes

Author : Pamela Troutman
Publisher : Infinity Publishing
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2004-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780741421036

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Deadly Diamonds by Pamela Troutman Pdf

Author : John WIlson,Richard Wilson
Publisher : Troubador Publishing Ltd
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2014-07-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781783063482

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Deadly Diamonds by John WIlson,Richard Wilson Pdf

Badger was sitting at his desk in his office when the mail arrived. A letter in a plain envelope with three foreign stamps across the top and the word ‘CONFIDENTIAL’ at the bottom was hidden within a short stack of letters and memoranda. Badger scanned the letter quickly, a frown darkening his features. “Jesus Christ,” he exclaimed audibly to his empty room. “I don’t believe it.” Deadly Diamonds carries forward the adventures (and misadventures) of Massoud Anssari, formerly dean and now professor at a midwestern law school that attracts trouble like a magnet attracts iron filings. The registrar dies under mysterious circumstances; a stupendously rich foreign benefactor withdraws his promise to the school of several million dollars; and Ansari, attempting to rectify the problem, is drawn into major skullduggery at a remote diamond mine in a semi-arid region of West Africa. One heinous crime tops another. Finally, with the aid of revelations from Ansari, the enormously obese wife of the benefactor helps – in her own uniquely bumbling way – to reveal the culprit and the secretive theft of diamonds. Ansari returns to America, discovers who (or what) killed the registrar, and a sense of peace – albeit temporary – returns to the law school... A well-crafted, descriptively written and fast-paced story of theft, intrigue and murder, interwoven throughout with humour, Deadly Diamonds will appeal to fans of John Wilson’s former books – Badger, Boomer and Bathroom Bob and Death by Duck – and Richard Wilson’s former books – American Redemption and The Hardtack Diary – and is a must-read for fans of The Pink Panther, crime and suspense fiction.

Author : Linda Hutsell-Manning
Publisher : Coteau Books
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2004-04-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781550508956

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Jason and the Deadly Diamonds by Linda Hutsell-Manning Pdf

In this exciting sequel, twelve-year-old Jason Carter travels with his friend Charlotte and her little brother Squid to seventeenth-century Luxembourg, where they meet an innocent man about to be hanged. They embark on a fantastic journey to the tiny kingdom of Luxembourg in the late 1600s. Ruled by French conquerors, its people have never forgotten their ancient language or their hopes of regaining independence. Outside the city of Luxembourg, the kids befriend a group of craftsmen - people who help keep alive the ideal of independence. When the city's rich people visit on market day, Jason and his friends are asked to play their musical instruments. Assisted by the bugle's magic, they make marvellous music, and are invited to stay with the great engineer, General Vauban, who is building a vast series of tunnels under the city. But Fabian, one of Vauban's officers, is secretly involved with an international ring of diamond thieves. He organizes a daring robbery and the people in the camp are blamed. Jason, Charlotte, and Squid have to prove their friends' innocence to save their lives. With the help of the bugle and a mysterious mermaid, Melusina, who holds in her memory the long and tragic history of Luxembourg, they uncover secrets hidden deep in the tunnels.But the odds are against them. Will they be enough of an advantage to save the day?

Author : John F. Dobbyn
Publisher : Knight and Devlin Thriller
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1608090922

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Deadly Diamonds by John F. Dobbyn Pdf

What do Boston, Dublin, and Sierra Leone have in common? The movement of blood diamonds at enormous profit but grave human expense: mafia killings in Boston and Ireland and child enslavement and murder in Sierra Leone. And who is ensnared in the middle of all of this - Michael Knight and Lex Devlin. Can they stop the enormously profitable trade of these tainted jewels? They must come between the Italian mafia in North Boston and the Irish mafia in South Boston including some remnants of the IRA in Ireland. They must also pit themselves against the enslaved and deadly child-army in Sierra Leone, who smuggle these diamonds into the mainstream for cash to buy weapons and drugs. At great personal risk, Knight and Devlin struggle to find a solution that satisfies this disparate combination of characters and, hopefully, dampens the diamond flow.

Author : Greg Campbell
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2012-04-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9780465029921

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Blood Diamonds by Greg Campbell Pdf

First discovered in 1930, the diamonds of Sierra Leone have funded one of the most savage rebel campaigns in modern history. These "blood diamonds" are smuggled out of West Africa and sold to legitimate diamond merchants in London, Antwerp, and New York, often with the complicity of the international diamond industry. Eventually, these very diamonds find their way into the rings and necklaces of brides and spouses the world over. Blood Diamonds is the gripping tale of how the diamond smuggling works, how the rebel war has effectively destroyed Sierra Leone and its people, and how the policies of the diamond industry - institutionalized in the 1880s by the De Beers cartel - have allowed it to happen. Award-winning journalist Greg Campbell traces the deadly trail of these diamonds, many of which are brought to the world market by fanatical enemies. These repercussions of diamond smuggling are felt far beyond the borders of the poor and war-ridden country of Sierra Leone, and the consequences of overlooking this African tragedy are both shockingly deadly and unquestionably global. Updated with a new epilogue.

Author : P. K. Norton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2021-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1955123179

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Deadly Diamonds by P. K. Norton Pdf

Author : Laurence Swinburne,Irene Swinburne
Publisher : Steck-Vaughn
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0817210644

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The Deadly Diamonds by Laurence Swinburne,Irene Swinburne Pdf

Briefly traces the history and attendant bad luck of the Regent, Bigott, Hope, and other famous diamonds.

Author : Carleton Patterson
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2012-04-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781465365668

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Deadly Are the Diamonds by Carleton Patterson Pdf

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Author : Laurence Swinburne,Mariam Weist-Meyer,Irene Swinburne
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1998-01-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0613761065

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Deadly Diamonds by Laurence Swinburne,Mariam Weist-Meyer,Irene Swinburne Pdf

Briefly traces the history and attendant bad luck of the Regent, Bigott, Hope, and other famous diamonds.

Author : Franklin W. Dixon
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2012-05-08
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781442465343

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Death and Diamonds by Franklin W. Dixon Pdf

A big mission has Frank and Joe Hardy saving a fashion show! MISSION: Attend fashion show and keep valuable selections of diamonds in sight at all times. LOCATION: Bayport. POTENTIAL VICTIMS: Jewelry model Naomi Dowd. SUSPECTS: Jewels worth millions -- everyone's a suspect. THIS MISSION REUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. THIS MESSAGE WILL BE ERASED IN FIVE SECONDS.

Author : Todd Cleveland
Publisher : Ohio University Press
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2015-07-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780821445211

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Diamonds in the Rough by Todd Cleveland Pdf

Diamonds in the Rough explores the lives of African laborers on Angola’s diamond mines from the commencement of operations in 1917 to the colony’s independence from Portugal in 1975. The mines were owned and operated by the Diamond Company of Angola, or Diamang, which enjoyed exclusive mining and labor concessions granted by the colonial government. Through these monopolies, the company became the most profitable enterprise in Portugal’s African empire. After a tumultuous initial period, the company’s mines and mining encampments experienced a remarkable degree of stability, in striking contrast to the labor unrest and ethnic conflicts that flared in other regions. Even during the Angolan war for independence (1961–75), Diamang’s zone of influence remained comparatively untroubled. Todd Cleveland explains that this unparalleled level of quietude was a product of three factors: African workers’ high levels of social and occupational commitment, or “professionalism”; the extreme isolation of the mining installations; and efforts by Diamang to attract and retain scarce laborers through a calculated paternalism. The company’s offer of decent accommodations and recreational activities, as well as the presence of women and children, induced reciprocal behavior on the part of the miners, a professionalism that pervaded both the social and the workplace environments. This disparity between the harshness of the colonial labor regime elsewhere and the relatively agreeable conditions and attendant professionalism of employees at Diamang opens up new ways of thinking about how Africans in colonial contexts engaged with forced labor, mining capital, and ultimately, each other.

Author : Rebecca Chance
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2016-07-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781925480634

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Killer Diamonds by Rebecca Chance Pdf

From the top twenty bestselling author of Killer Heels. After decades in the spotlight as an Oscar-winning film star and famous beauty, Vivienne Winter is one of the most recognizable women on the planet. When she decides to auction her multi-million dollar jewellery collection for charity, there is no shortage of people eager to buy a piece of her incredible history. Young, ambitious Christine Smith is a jewellery expert working for a centuries old auction house, but in a world of aristocratic snobs, her working-class origins are holding her back. She's desperate to secure the sale of Vivienne Winter's gem collection: it's bound to be the biggest auction since Elizabeth Taylor's. However, meeting the Hollywood star is just the first hurdle Christine has to jump . . . Vivienne's handsome, spoilt, sexy playboy grandson Angel is the heir to her fortune. The anger and resentment he feels towards his grandmother for selling what he counted on as his inheritance sets in motion a series of events with deadly consequences. Angel is totally unscrupulous, and no-one will come out unscathed. Family secrets cut sharper than diamonds . . .

Author : IBP, Inc.
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2017-03-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781438707754

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African Countries Mining Industry Development Handbook Volume 3 Southern Africa - Strategic Information and Opportunities by IBP, Inc. Pdf

2011 Updated Reprint. Updated Annually. Capital for African Countries Handbook

Author : Peter Le Vasseur,Jason Monaghan
Publisher : Lutterworth Press
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2022-07-28
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780718896102

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A Brush with Life by Peter Le Vasseur,Jason Monaghan Pdf

Peter Le Vasseur's art depicts the beauty of the world and the pressure that humankind exerts upon it. Not content with merely creating highly researched nature art, his work carries an ecological message often ahead of its time. Unusually for an artist he builds in the detail of contemporary life during the decades through which he has lived, painting in a meticulous and distinct style. He escaped the Channel Island of Guernsey with his parents just before the German Occupation in 1940 and grew up in London as a refugee. Winning a scholarship to art college he went on to create pop art for one-man shows in major London galleries and sold to the Beatles, film stars and aristocracy. In A Brush With Life, Jason Monaghan presents the definitive work on Le Vasseur's life and work, charting his progression from pop art and fantasy to political pieces, book illustration and environmental paintings. Never depressing, the messages of both artist and author are thoughtful, and sometimes ironically amusing. Throughout, Le Vasseur's central philosophy is evident: where nature survives, hope remains.