- Hardcover: 383 pages
- Publisher: St Martin's Press; First edition (28 Jun 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0765302268
- ISBN-13: 978-0765302267
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.2 x 3.6 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,602,619 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Land stands head and shoulders above his competition."-"The Boston Book Review"
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The West African country of Sierra Leone has long been known as a diamond-rich area. With civil war ripping the heart out of the country, all aspects of life there have become unstable. Worst of all, guerrilla rebels, in their lust for the resource-rich land, have sunk to depravity and terrorism to evict people from the country. Palestinian-American detective Ben Kamal and Israeli detective Danielle Barnea themselves trapped in this maelstrom of politic and emotional turmoil. The leader of the rebels, a fanatical and charismatic woman known only as the Dragon, is not content with ravaging her country alone. She plans a final coup that will perfect her power and topple Western governments - unless Ben and Danielle can stop her in time.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Best thriller this year
10 April 2002
Format:Hardcover
International thrillers do not get any better than this.
The main plot of this suspenseful novel involves the rebel leader of a group known as the Revolutionary United Front (RUF). They call her the Dragon. This group is trying to overrun the Sierra Leone government. The Dragon's subsequent plan is then to destroy the USA with a secret weapon known as the Black Death (not the Black Death you're familiar with either). Ben Kamal and Danielle Barnea, in a most unusual way, get back together in an effort to stop the Dragon and her secret weapon. Of course this is just one of their problems. Old enemies also return.
The story also has numerous subplots that each come together to make this one of the most satisfying thrillers I've read in some time. From the civil war in Sierra Leone to the secret weapons factory in Russia, this novel carries you non-stop from beginning to end. The timely subject of the Middle East also plays a prominent role.
Quote: You do this out of hate for the enemy, not love of the people.
Highly recommended!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Best ever from Jon Land!
7 April 2002
Format:Hardcover
Jon Land has topped himself in his latest novel, Blood Diamonds.
This book works on a lot of levels: it has the tight action and political intrigue we've come to expect from Land. Addtionally, the characters have been much more developed than in any of his previous novels, including the character of the Dragon.
The book also touches on the literary themes of love and loss, as well as how children related to the legacy of their fathers.
This book works on a lot of levels: it has the tight action and political intrigue we've come to expect from Land. Addtionally, the characters have been much more developed than in any of his previous novels, including the character of the Dragon.
The book also touches on the literary themes of love and loss, as well as how children related to the legacy of their fathers.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
timely and believable political thriller
11 April 2002
Format:Hardcover
It is over a year since the events in New York and it appears that the relationship between detectives Palestinian-American Ben Kamal and Israeli Danielle Barnea is at an end. He is returning to America while she tries to reconcile with the National Police. On an undercover assignment for her old boss, a trap is sprung and Danielle is arrested supposedly for killing her immediate supervisor.
When Ben hears about this, he helps her escape from jail. The pair learns that African diamonds are exchanged for weapons using corrupt Israeli officers as well as Palestinians and the Internet. The United Revolutionary Front in Sierra Leone led by the fanatical Latisse Matabu is determined to unleash weapons of mass destruction on their own people and the United States unless the Palestinian and the Israeli can work together to stop her.
Jon Land authors a timely and believable political thriller that reflects the complexities of the global social and military infrastructure. His characters reflect the times and culture that they live in so when they intermingle, there is always a lot of action. BLOOD DIAMONDS is one of the author's best works to date and it will be interesting to see what will happen to Ben and Danielle in the next installment of the series.
Harriet Klausner
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