Flight of the Diamond Smugglers: A Tale of Pigeons, Obsession, and Greed Along Coastal South Africa Free Audiobook Download by Matthew Gavin Frank

Garbage is a material that people throw away, but which does not disappear. Instead, it accumulates in large quantities and tends to accumulate over time. For example, if you count the number of bags of trash at the curb along an urban street today, you will see a lot more on your next visit. The problem becomes even worse in places like coastal South Africa where many villages depend on fishing for their livelihood and lack access to clean water.

Flight of the Diamond Smugglers is a story about a man, an obsession, and greed that leads to trouble. It's about finding what you are looking for and coming to terms with the consequences of your actions.

The novel is based on a true story of the "diamond smugglers" who became captivated with the idea that they could fly, and the lengths they went to in order to do so. It was also influenced by Frank's fascination with birds and their ability to soar high into the sky.

Flight of the Diamond Smugglers is a story about a crime-gone-wrong, or at least that's what it starts out as. You are taken on a journey with narrator Jonathan Yen and his brother to find the diamond that Jonathan gets framed for stealing. This trip takes you through Cape Town, South Africa, where you learn about some of the interesting aspects of this country like how they hunt pigeons with slingshots and how they use bees to calm horses down. I found this book hilarious in parts, fascinating in others, and overall really loved it!

The story starts with two strangers in a tiny coastal town: a diamond smuggler and an obsessive-compulsive pigeon fancier. They become unlikely allies, when they discover an airplane hidden in the jungle above their town, and its precious cargo of smuggled diamonds. As they piece together the clues to bring down the smugglers, each one begins to realize that maybe it's time to let go of their obsession...or risk losing everything.

The autobiography of a diamond smuggler, Flight of the Diamond Smugglers follows Matthew Gavin Frank on a journey to South Africa to uncover his father's hidden past. He soon finds himself drawn into a long and complicated story that begins with his father, an American pilot who drops diamonds into South Africa during WWII and ends up getting entangled in the famous case known as The Pigeon Bomber.