The Angolan Clan By Christopher Lowery Review

The Angolan Clan

By Christopher Lowery
Publisher: Urbane Publications
Published: July 2014 (ebook)
Published: May 2015 (print)
ISBN: 978-1909273153
ASIN: B00LW368BY
Genre: Thriller, Suspense, Crime Thriller

THE ANGOLAN CLAN takes the reader on a heart-stopping roller coaster ride, from past to present and back again. It is a deadly intercontinental treasure hunt laced with secrets, deceit and murder. The prize is a fortune in Angolan diamonds…..or death at the hands of a pathological killer.

1974-75: After the “Revolution of the Carnations,” Portugal is transformed into a communist state. Capitalists are ruthlessly persecuted and the liberated Portuguese colony of Angola is thrust into one of the bloodiest civil wars in history. The fabled Angolan diamond mines are closed down, but not before a group of refugees escape with a hoard of the precious gems. Their lives promise wealth and success, but a legacy of revenge and greed will eventually find them all, with fatal consequences. 

2008: A millionaire businessman drowns in the swimming pool of his mansion in Marbella; a wealthy Frenchman is killed while skiing in the Swiss Alps; and a Portuguese playboy and a prostitute are found murdered together in a seedy New York apartment. The series of seemingly unconnected deaths sets two women—Jenny Bishop, a young English widow, and Angolan-born Leticia da Costa—on a terrifying journey into the past to revisit the Portuguese revolution and the Angolan civil war. Together they begin to unlock a 30 year old mystery that promises to change their lives forever, if they survive to reveal the truth.

Matthew Smith

Website: http://urbanepublications.com/book_author/christopher-lowery/
Twitter: @urbanepub

My Review:

This book is a great mystery! It reminded me about great great mysteries like where Amelia Earhart went. It would be interesting to find out years later what really happened. At 615 pages this book definitely has a lot of history in it! I learned a lot about Africa. I also enjoyed reading about blood diamonds. The author did a great job of making the characters real that I felt as though I was reading about the real descendants. The author went back and forth between the two time periods, however once I got used to it the sections complimented each other. This is definitely the type of book that you need to read when you have plenty of time! The characters were so involved. Money isn't everything, but having it or not having it determines how you live your life. Are you happy and poor, or unhappy and rich? The characters in this book find out a lot about themselves. I am giving this book a 4/5. I was given a copy to review from the author via Book Review Buzz, However all opinions are my own.