One of the the most expensive cities in the world is Luanda the capital of Angola. Blue Dahlia, Black Gold is Part history part travelogue. The book tells the reader all about Angola, a country who has been in and out of the news since 1975, which is when the start of their nearly 30 civil war began, through their blood diamonds which were used to support the war, and the massive quantities of oil and LNG. Angola a country with vast wealth, and enormous poverty. This was a very interesting book. ( )