LIFFEY RIVERS IRISH DANCER MYSTERIES INTRODUCE HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES
Blood Diamonds Prominent In
Liffey Rivers Irish Dancer Mysteries
13-year-old Irish dancer Liffey Rivers
routinely foils flow of Conflict Diamonds
at Irish Dance competitions.
County Sligo, Ireland. February 28,
2009. “My conflict diamond IQ was way
below average when I started writing
the first Liffey Rivers Irish dancer
mystery in 2005,” says Irish-American,
young adult author Brenna Briggs. “I
had heard of illicit diamonds being
smuggled out of Africa to bankroll
rebels before I did research for Liffey
Rivers and the Mystery of the
Sparkling Solo Dress Crown, but I had
no idea of the extent and the
unimaginable atrocities that had
become routine in the blood diamond
networks. It is a relief to learn this week
that more of the Sierra Leone
diamond smugglers have been
convicted of crimes against humanity.”
In several of Briggs’ Irish dancer
mysteries, 13-year-old heroine Liffey
Rivers routinely disrupts international
blood diamond smuggling schemes
while not missing a step at her Irish
dance competitions. “Using the exciting
world of Irish dancing as a backdrop, it
has been possible to describe the
channels through which conflict
diamonds flow to a young audience,”
says Briggs.
The Irish World in London states that
Brenna Briggs “has created the perfect
series of adventures for Irish
dancers....lovers of Ireland and lovers
of a great mystery and a good way for
kids to learn a bit more about...other
cultures.”
The Liffey Rivers Irish Dancer
Mysteries are available online at
Amazon.com and at independent
booksellers in the U.S. and U.K.
Liffey Rivers Irish Dancer Mysteries
13-year-old Irish dancer Liffey Rivers
routinely foils flow of Conflict Diamonds
at Irish Dance competitions.
County Sligo, Ireland. February 28,
2009. “My conflict diamond IQ was way
below average when I started writing
the first Liffey Rivers Irish dancer
mystery in 2005,” says Irish-American,
young adult author Brenna Briggs. “I
had heard of illicit diamonds being
smuggled out of Africa to bankroll
rebels before I did research for Liffey
Rivers and the Mystery of the
Sparkling Solo Dress Crown, but I had
no idea of the extent and the
unimaginable atrocities that had
become routine in the blood diamond
networks. It is a relief to learn this week
that more of the Sierra Leone
diamond smugglers have been
convicted of crimes against humanity.”
In several of Briggs’ Irish dancer
mysteries, 13-year-old heroine Liffey
Rivers routinely disrupts international
blood diamond smuggling schemes
while not missing a step at her Irish
dance competitions. “Using the exciting
world of Irish dancing as a backdrop, it
has been possible to describe the
channels through which conflict
diamonds flow to a young audience,”
says Briggs.
The Irish World in London states that
Brenna Briggs “has created the perfect
series of adventures for Irish
dancers....lovers of Ireland and lovers
of a great mystery and a good way for
kids to learn a bit more about...other
cultures.”
The Liffey Rivers Irish Dancer
Mysteries are available online at
Amazon.com and at independent
booksellers in the U.S. and U.K.
