You may now be wondering, “Where is Suriname? Why am I only hearing about this country now?” Or perhaps you hail from Suriname—then “Welkom!” Regardless, this book has something for everyone.

Join me as I revisit my childhood, a period when I lived next door to Suriname’s notorious leader, Desi Bouterse. Together, we'll uncover his ascent to power. Did the Dutch government have a hand in orchestrating his coup? What prompted Ronald Reagan to authorize an invasion of this tiny tropical nation? Who was the enigmatic “Black Robin Hood,” and what led my dad to take my sister and I to visit his rebel hideout in the depths of the Amazon? What about the Dutch music producer of “Rock Me Amadeus” and “Der Kommissar?” How did he become involved, and what role did a $100 million cocaine plane of Pablo Escobar’s play in this intricate tale?

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