Blood Before Dawn

Name: Blood Before Dawn
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: Daniel V. Meier, Jr.
ISBN: 9781952782954

Author: Daniel V. Meier, Jr.

Narrator: David Gilmore

Unabridged: 8 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Boutique of Quality Books Publishing

Published: 03/30/2022

Categories: Fiction, Suspense & Thriller, Political, African American & Black Fiction, Historical Fiction, Action & Adventure

Synopsis

Volume 2 in The Dung Beetles of Liberia series. In April of 1979, Ken Verrier and his wife, Sam, return to Liberia to buy diamonds. They did not return to get caught up in a rice riot and a coup de'etat. But that's what happens. Ken witnesses and unwittingly participates in a period of Liberia's tumultuous yet poorly documented history---the overthrow of the Tolbert presidency and ultimately the end of the Americo-Liberian one hundred thirty-three years of political and social dominance. Details of President Tolbert's assassination are sketchy, but through Ken's association with his Americo friends from the past, the CIA agents he meets, and the Liberian military he is forced to deal with, a believable scenario emerges. While describing the once beautiful country and a kind and generous people, Meier intertwines terrifying tales of the atrocities committed that account for the future pain of an entire nation.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Literary on October 25, 2021

It’s 1979, and Ken has returned to Liberia. It’s been ten years since his last adventure in Africa, and now he’s on a mission to obtain uncut diamonds to support his air carrier business. Immediately, Ken and his wife, Sam, are hit with a tidal wave of sweaty bodies and riotous citizens storming the......more

Goodreads review by Billy on February 27, 2023

This book was entered in The Wishing Shelf Book Awards. This is what our readers thought: Title: Blood Before Dawn (The Dung Beetles of Liberia) Author: Daniel V. Meier Jr. Star Rating: 4 Stars Number of Readers: 15 Stats Editing: 8/10 Writing Style: 7/10 Content: 7/10 Cover: 3/5 Of the 15 readers: 11 would re......more

Goodreads review by Jill on September 12, 2024

From the day they arrive on Liberian soil, Ken and Sam have one goal – get in, get the diamonds needed to fund and save their U.S. operations, and get out. Immediately, Sam and Ken witness the turmoil taking place under President Tolbert’s regime. As the rice riots sweep them up, their goal weighs h......more

Goodreads review by C. on December 21, 2021

Intrigue, politics, and much more are mixed together seamlessly. It's a very involved book that takes some effort. But, sometimes you find a book that is well worth the time for the escape it brings. The history is present, politics are touched on throughout, yet the author brings his own spin to ev......more

Goodreads review by Charlie on September 26, 2022

Looking for a mystery and adventure story to read? Well, this story has it all. Unfortunately, I had to stop reading for a couple of weeks but when I got back to reading it again I didn't lose a beat. Who would have thought that buying some rough diamonds would lead to an unforgettable nightmare? Ke......more