{"product_id":"blood-before-dawn-volume-2-paperback","title":"Blood Before Dawn: Volume 2 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDaniel V. Meier\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDeath of a 130 year Oligarchy. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVolume 2 in The Dung Beetles of Liberia series. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDetails 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.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA retired Aviation Safety Inspector for the FAA, Daniel V. Meier, Jr. has always had a passion for writing. During his college years, he studied history at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington (UNCW) and American Literature at the University of Maryland Graduate School. In 1980 he published an action\/thriller with Leisure Books under the pen name of Vince Daniels. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDan also worked for the \u003ci\u003eWashington Business Journal\u003c\/i\u003e as a journalist and has been a contributing writer\/editor for several aviation magazines. In addition to \u003ci\u003eBlood Before Dawn, \u003c\/i\u003e he is the author of its prequel, the award-winning novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Dung Beetles of Liberia\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as two other highly acclaimed novels published by BQB Publishing.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.58 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 14, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767773561120,"sku":"9781952782350","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c8868114a11bd3c34787f3a8e140e3d3.webp?v=1780317058","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/blood-before-dawn-volume-2-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}