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Nighthawk: African Ice
Nighthawk: African Ice is a sequel to Nighthawk Crossing. Wanted by the FBI for murder and smuggling, Joseph Branson, Chief of the Midlake Indian Tribe and a former Navy SEAL, flees with his wife Hazel to the Maldives in the Indian Ocean where he is a business partner with Igor Romanoff, one of the world's biggest arms merchants. All this is carefully watched by the CIA. Joseph and Igor begin trading weapons for raw diamonds sourced from conflict zones in Africa (Blood Diamonds - African Ice). Joseph sets up a system to cut and polish raw diamonds and profit from the added value. In the process, they wind up dealing with African Jihadists establishing the Central African Caliphate threatening to engage much of Northern and Central Africa in genocide. Selling the cut high grade diamonds takes Joseph to Colombian cocaine processors who trade immobile US Dollars for more mobile diamonds. In the meantime, Hazel returns to the Midlake Indian Tribe and runs for Chief to replace Joseph. She is opposed. Her life is threatened and she kills.
299 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 8, 2015
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September 20, 2015
Reviewed by Michelle Stanley for Readers' Favorite
Nighthawk: African Ice is a thriller by C. Edgar North. Chief Joseph Branson of the Midlake Indian Tribe escapes FBI murder and smuggling charges by fleeing to the Maldives with his wife, Hazel. They stay with arms dealer and business partner, Igor Romanoff, on his yacht. Danger awaits as the partners’ drug lab in the Maldives explodes, killing workers. The two form an agreement with Maldivian officials to overlook the impending charges and exchange weapons for blood diamonds.
Joseph travels to Columbia to help drug lords convert their barn loads of cash to diamonds and comes under attack by militants. Meanwhile, Hazel returns to the reservation and learns that kids on the reservation are dropping out of school and using drugs. She decides to eradicate the problem, but someone dislikes Hazel’s interference and plots her demise. Unknown to the friends, their activities are closely watched by the CIA and other interested parties.
African Ice included relevant information at specific sections from Crossing, the first book in the Nighthawk Series that made me aware of previous events, and piqued my interest enough to put Crossing on my reading list. African Ice is an exciting, fast-paced terrorist thriller by C. Edgar North containing a lot of action and drama that shows how ruthless, double-dealing, greedy, and corrupt political and underworld figures can be when negotiating deals “on behalf” of their countries. The Bransons who enjoy lavish business trips also amused me because they behave very unpretentiously. The author has written a gripping novel.
Nighthawk: African Ice is a thriller by C. Edgar North. Chief Joseph Branson of the Midlake Indian Tribe escapes FBI murder and smuggling charges by fleeing to the Maldives with his wife, Hazel. They stay with arms dealer and business partner, Igor Romanoff, on his yacht. Danger awaits as the partners’ drug lab in the Maldives explodes, killing workers. The two form an agreement with Maldivian officials to overlook the impending charges and exchange weapons for blood diamonds.
Joseph travels to Columbia to help drug lords convert their barn loads of cash to diamonds and comes under attack by militants. Meanwhile, Hazel returns to the reservation and learns that kids on the reservation are dropping out of school and using drugs. She decides to eradicate the problem, but someone dislikes Hazel’s interference and plots her demise. Unknown to the friends, their activities are closely watched by the CIA and other interested parties.
African Ice included relevant information at specific sections from Crossing, the first book in the Nighthawk Series that made me aware of previous events, and piqued my interest enough to put Crossing on my reading list. African Ice is an exciting, fast-paced terrorist thriller by C. Edgar North containing a lot of action and drama that shows how ruthless, double-dealing, greedy, and corrupt political and underworld figures can be when negotiating deals “on behalf” of their countries. The Bransons who enjoy lavish business trips also amused me because they behave very unpretentiously. The author has written a gripping novel.
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