One Man's rite, A Nation's Passage
Eden's Diamond By Damian Hono From a seemingly insignificant murder of a girl, to high stake lobbyists, the story’s pendulum swings to a massacre in Namibia and to missing diamonds in Southern Africa. Eden's Diamond explores the themes of murder, conspiracy, greed and corruption; which combined, sets the stage for a bloody revolution in the most populous black nation on earth - Nigeria. In the end, Eden’s Diamond will best be remembered as a story of love; the glory of a people’s unity; and a tragic hero’s ultimate sacrifice. The Plot Niki, an undergraduate dies under suspicious circumstances. Datti, her boyfriend, and a member of a dreaded campus cult flees the city. About the same time, a French oil giant throws its financial might behind a retired General in the presidential elections. The nation’s minister of Justice has to investigate the mysterious disappearance of a South African mercenary, Rudolf Weilbach whom it is learnt fought along sides the new presiden