Death Diamonds And Deception

Author : Rosemary Simpson
Publisher : Kensington Books
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2020-11-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781496722140

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Death, Diamonds, and Deception by Rosemary Simpson Pdf

For fans of HBO’s The Gilded Age, explore the dark side of the alluring world of America’s 19th century elite in this gripping series of riveting mysteries… The pursuit of stolen diamonds once belonging to Marie Antionette leads heiress Prudence MacKenzie and ex-Pinkerton Geoffrey Hunter down a twisted maze through Gilded Age New York City from Fifth Avenue to Five Points . . . DEATH, DIAMONDS, AND DECEPTION Fall 1889: Lady Rotherton has arrived from London intent on chaperoning her niece Prudence through a New York social season to find a suitable husband. It's certainly not her niece's devilishly handsome partner in Hunter and MacKenzie Investigative Law. Aunt Gillian's eye for eligible suitors is surpassed only by her ability to discern genuine gems from nearly flawless fakes. At the Assembly Ball at Delmonico's, she effortlessly determines that the stones in the spectacular diamond waterfall necklace adorning the neck of the wife of banker William De Vries are fake. Insisting on absolute discretion to avoid scandal, the banker employs Prudence and Geoffrey to recover the stolen diamonds pried out of their settings—priceless stones acquired by Tiffany, originally purchased for Marie Antoinette. Their search for a possible fence rapidly leads to a dead end: a jeweler brutally killed in his shop during an apparent theft. The jeweler's murder is only the first in a string of mysterious deaths, as Prudence and Geoffrey pursue their elusive quarry. But the clues keep leading back to duplicity on the part of the De Vries family, who, it turns out, have a great deal to hide . . .

Author : Rosemary Simpson
Publisher : Kensington Books
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2023-11-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781496741097

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Murder Wears a Hidden Face by Rosemary Simpson Pdf

A diplomat’s murder draws heiress-turned-sleuth Prudence MacKenzie and former Pinkerton Geoffrey Hunter away from New York’s high society and into the dark heart of Chinatown . . . MURDER WEARS A HIDDEN FACE February 1891: New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art is hosting an exhibition of Chinese art objects, timed to coincide with the arrival of a new Chinese cultural attaché, Lord Peng. Prudence and Geoffrey are invited to attend the opening ceremonies. But among the throng of dignitaries making their way through the galleries is one decidedly unwelcome and unexpected visitor—an assassin who stabs the attaché to death, then flees through Central Park. As witnesses, Prudence and Geoffrey quickly become immersed in the case and join former New York detective Warren Lowry in investigating the murder. But there are complications. The Peng family will no longer enjoy diplomatic standing and is threatened by deportation and possible disgrace or execution in their homeland. Desperate to remain in the West, they flee into the labyrinth of Chinatown, enlisting the protection of a long-lost uncle, now the leader of one of the city’s most feared Tongs. But that alliance comes with a price; Peng’s son must become his uncle’s apprentice in crime, while his eldest daughter will be forced to marry a Tong leader she has never met. With a killer still at large, bent on revenge for a long-ago injustice and determined to eliminate every member of the Peng family, Prudence and Geoffrey are plunged into the heart of a culture about which they know very little. Each foray into the narrow streets and alleyways of Chinatown could be their last.

Author : Rosemary Simpson
Publisher : Kensington Books
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2022-11-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781496733375

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Death at the Falls by Rosemary Simpson Pdf

When newly minted lawyer Prudence MacKenzie and ex-Pinkerton Geoffrey Hunter travel to Niagara Falls on a mysterious assignment from Lady Rotherton, they quickly discover familiar dangers beyond the water’s edge . . . DEATH AT THE FALLS October 1890: As Prudence and Geoffrey settle into the most elegant hotel in Canadian Niagara, they observe a popular tourist area torn between natural beauty and industrial power. Also attracting their attentions are the antics of daredevil Crazy Louie Whiting, determined to be the first person to navigate the falls without drowning. Shortly after their arrival, Crazy Louie sends a specially designed test barrel containing a sheep over the falls. But when the barrel is retrieved and opened, the battered body of a local Tuscarora Indian spills out. When Geoffrey and Prudence learn of the dead man’s suspicions about rampant bribery among greedy land developers and local officials, they wonder if there’s a connection to their client, Rowan Adderly. A young woman whose father disappeared while she was a child, the land she is due to inherit could be worth millions—and inevitably the sharks have come feeding. In a move to block Rowan’s inheritance, her greedy grandmother has declared Rowan to be the illegitimate offspring of an illicit affair between her son and a seductive Irish songstress. As Prudence and Geoffrey dig deeper into the region’s undercurrent of opportunistic greed, their investigation is impeded at every turn by murder and attempted murder. They will have to work quickly to solve a convoluted case before a determined killer sends one of them on a fatal plunge . . .

Author : Helen Dickson
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2010-05-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781426855351

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Diamonds, Deception and the Debutante by Helen Dickson Pdf

Wickedly dangerous Lance Bingham is fascinated by the newest debutante in town. It's not just her flirty smile that beguiles him—but the diamond necklace she daringly flaunts. His plan to steal back the treasured family heirloom has just become much more enticing! Belle Ainsley's arrival in London has already caused somewhat of a stir. Tarnished with scandal, she knows her reputation is in tatters. But can falling from grace be so utterly ruinous when Lance seems more than willing to catch her?

Author : Hilda Van Siller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : English fiction
ISBN : 0709137230

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Deception of Death by Hilda Van Siller Pdf

Author : Barbara Erlichman
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2019-09-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781532080678

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Deception by Diamonds by Barbara Erlichman Pdf

When Rowena Carrington, one of America’s foremost paperweight experts, breaks a paperweight, she realizes that diamonds have been embedded in the glass. She suspects that her client, Eduardo Bellardi, and Hugo Drake, her boss and the owner of Drake Galleries, are the masterminds of a plot to smuggle diamonds out of the U.S. She visits the FBI, but Special Agent Michael Hauser dismisses her story, especially since she has no proof. It isn’t until a member of Rowena’s family is murdered that Michael believes her. Working together, they discover that the diamonds were removed from jewelry looted from Italian museums during World War II. Friendship explodes into passion as the trail of clues leads them to Italy and a conspiracy that will rip the European Union apart. Fueled by his ruthless ambition, Bellardi is only days from grabbing power — and he’ll kill anyone who stands in his way.

Author : Franklin W. Dixon
Publisher : Simon & Schuster Limited
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2008-04-01
Category : Detective and mystery stories
ISBN : 1847383351

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Death and Diamonds by Franklin W. Dixon Pdf

When a fashion show comes to Bayport, teen supermodel Naomi Dowd models an incredible selection of diamonds. But when the diamonds are stolen from the dressing room and the thief turns up dead, suspects abound. Who can the Hardy Boys trust?

Author : Linda Davies
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2020-07-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798670260497

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Wilderness of Mirrors by Linda Davies Pdf

Diamonds, deception, desire. In this game, you pay with your life. From the international best-selling author who launched a genre. "Fabulous characters." The New York Times "Davies's prose is fast and tight. I found Wilderness of Mirrors so compelling I read it long into the night." Sunday Express Four years after battling the drugs that nearly destroyed her, Eva Cunningham is ready for vengeance. Under deep cover for the Secret Intelligence Service, she is using a diamond mine in Vietnam - and herself - as bait to attract Robie Frazer, a ruthless international entrepreneur suspected of assisting China's illegal trade in nuclear weapons. Camouflaged by wealth and respectability, Frazer is the drug lord whose narcotics enslaved Eva even as she infiltrated his vast empire. Now she's willing to pay any price to destroy him. Even if it means sleeping with the enemy... As Eva's investigation brings her closer to Robie, she is shaken by the torrent of passion he unleashes. She's determined to destroy his drug trade and terrified she'll slip back into addiction herself. Driven to even greater risk, Eva walks the line between desire and deception, one step away from discovery - and certain death. "Sleek, cinematic plotting, sexual intrigue and derring do." Entertainment Weekly "Davies creates characters as intriguing as they are reprehensible, seducing the reader with a story of passion, power, and the price of life choices." People "Fast and suspenseful." Cosmopolitan

Author : Rosemary Simpson
Publisher : Kensington Books
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781496733351

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The Dead Cry Justice by Rosemary Simpson Pdf

For fans of HBO’s The Gilded Age, explore the dark side of the alluring world of America’s 19th century elite in this gripping series of riveting mysteries… Heiress-turned-sleuth Prudence MacKenzie and ex-Pinkerton Geoffrey Hunter step out of the elite society of Gilded Age New York as they venture into the city’s crime ridden streets and most dangerous neighborhoods to search for two missing children . . . THE DEAD CRY JUSTICE May 1890: As NYU Law School finally agrees to admit female law students, Judge MacKenzie’s daughter Prudence weighs her choices carefully. Chief among her concerns is how her decision would affect the Hunter and MacKenzie Investigative Law agency and her professional and personal relationship with the partner who is currently recuperating from a near fatal shooting. But an even more pressing issue presents itself in the form of a street urchin, whose act of petty theft inadvertently leads Prudence to a badly beaten girl he is protecting. Fearing for the girl’s life, Prudence rushes her to the Friends Refuge for the Sick Poor, run by the compassionate Charity Sloan. When the boy and girl slip out of their care and run away, Prudence suspects they are fleeing a dangerous predator and is desperate to find them. Aided by the photographer and social reformer Jacob Riis and the famous journalist Nellie Bly, Prudence and Geoffrey scour the tenements and brothels of Five Points. Their only clue is a mysterious doll with an odd resemblance to the missing girl. But as the destitute orphans they encounter whisper the nickname of the killer who stalks them—Il diavolo—Prudence and Geoffrey must race against time to find the missing children before their merciless enemies do . . .

Author : Vic Case
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2021-05-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0578791684

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Death, Deception and the Missing Will by Vic Case Pdf

A personal account of a family's extraordinary journey through the probate court system. Three siblings, Penny, Birdie and Lana come together to challenge their former stepfather who betrayed them after the death of their mother. This is a story that everyone should read. It is a memoir about courage, persistence, and love. It is a tale of the amazing human spirit to demand justice no matter how high the stakes may be. Included are heartfelt memories from the past. After reading this book, you will have a better understanding of the importance of getting your legal affairs in order for the sake of preserving the legacy you want to leave behind. Family discussions about this topic should no longer be taboo but considered an absolute necessity no matter the size of your estate.

Author : ADDISON HOLLI. SPARACE
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2024
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1837941629

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DEATH AND DECEPTION. by ADDISON HOLLI. SPARACE Pdf

Author : Anne Wingate
Publisher : Harpercollins
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1991-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0061001465

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Death by Deception by Anne Wingate Pdf

When respected FBI agent Mark Shigata becomes the primary suspect in two murder cases, he finds that he must act quickly, not only to clear his name. but also to stop the murderer before he strikes again. The author, Anne Wingate, is a former policewoman. First published as a Walker hardcover.

Author : Elizabeth Lowell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Australia
ISBN : 0739447742

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Death is Forever by Elizabeth Lowell Pdf

Erin Windsor hires a shady prospector to help her find her newly-inherited diamond mine in the outback of Australia, and together they embark on an adventure cluttered by natural and man-made obstacles.

Author : Denis Gifford
Publisher : Newton Abbot : David and Charles
Page : 1068 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : UCAL:B5095783

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The British Film Catalogue, 1895-1970 by Denis Gifford Pdf

Geannot. filmogr. - Met bibliogr., cred., ind. - Ook aanwezig als: The British film catalogue 1895-1985 : a reference guide. - Rev. and updated ed. - Cop. 1986. - 23 p., 15289 lemma's. - ISBN 0-7153-8835-5.

Author : David Dye
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015024851845

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Child and Youth Actors by David Dye Pdf