The Adventures of Thane Johnson and the Blood Diamonds

This is the third installment of The Adventures of Thane Johnson series. In this volume Thane and his sister, Alaina; cousin, Leo; and friends, Achilles and Thomas uncover an illegal smuggling operation involving rough, uncut diamonds, i.e., conflict diamonds, that are transiting through the port of Piraeus, Greece from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This group of five teenagers call themselves the G5 and have at various times inserted themselves into situations that can be hazardous to themselves and that can be a thorn in the side of the police. Somehow turmoil and tumult maintain their pursuit of them, and by extension, their families. They are teenagers presented with challenges that seem beyond their capabilities only to find that they cope with chaos, uncertainty and problem-solving better than many adults. The story takes place in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, the greater Athens area (the port of Piraeus), Istanbul, and the Greek islands of Syros, Crete, and Corfu. The story ends with a positive outcome at Easter time in Greece.

This is the third installment of The Adventures of Thane Johnson series. In this volume Thane and his sister, Alaina; cousin, Leo; and friends, Achilles and Thomas uncover an illegal smuggling operation involving rough, uncut diamonds, i.e., conflict diamonds, that are transiting through the port of Piraeus, Greece from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This group of five teenagers call themselves the G5 and have at various times inserted themselves into situations that can be hazardous to themselves and that can be a thorn in the side of the police. Somehow turmoil and tumult maintain their pursuit of them, and by extension, their families. They are teenagers presented with challenges that seem beyond their capabilities only to find that they cope with chaos, uncertainty and problem-solving better than many adults. The story takes place in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, the greater Athens area (the port of Piraeus), Istanbul, and the Greek islands of Syros, Crete, and Corfu. The story ends with a positive outcome at Easter time in Greece.

Thomas John Papadimos is a Greek-American from Toledo, Ohio. He is a retired U.S. Navy Captain, serving over 22 years as a medical officer. He has been a Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine at The Ohio State University, the University of Michigan, the University of Toledo and has been a visiting professor in the Departments of Anesthesiology at Attikon University Hospital, Athens, Greece; and Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China. He received his B.S degree from Heidelberg College in Tiffin, Ohio; his medical degree from the Medical College of Ohio, Toledo; and his Master of Public Health from Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health. He is board certified in anesthesiology, critical care medicine, and general preventive medicine He has over 400 publications, including manuscripts, books, book chapters and scientific abstracts. He has been named teacher of the year on three occasions and received a Fulbright Scholar Award to the National and Kapodistrian University Athens in 2021, which also awarded him an Honorary Doctorate in Medicine. He has been married for 45 years and had three children and three grandchildren.