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Author
Publisher
Pegasus Crime
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
Physical Desc
xiv, 245 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"When 'The Russian Pink'--a stunningly large rose-hued diamond--makes a surprise appearance around the neck of Honey Li, the wife of surging presidential candidate Harry Nash, Alex Turner, an investigator for the Treasury Department's diamond division and former C.I.A. agent, finds himself spiraling down a seemingly endless rabbit hole. A diamond like that always carries secrets, but the web of mystery behind 'The Pink' is more complex than Alex could...
Author
Publisher
Sterling Children's Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Blaine's a boy who loves to shine . . . well actually, he loves to sparkle. Whether it's his uniform, his book bag, or even his baseball cap, Blaine's all about the bling. But when his bling rubs some people the wrong way, and the bullying begins, Blaine--along with the entire school--starts to lose his shine. Can Blaine's friends bring back his glimmer and gleam by glittering up their own wardrobes? This delightful story proves that anyone can love...
Author
Language
English
Description
""Ray Carney was only slightly bent when it came to being crooked..." To his customers and neighbors on 125th street, Carney is an upstanding salesman of reasonably-priced furniture, making a life for himself and his family. He and his wife Elizabeth are expecting their second child, and if her parents on Striver's Row don't approve of him or their cramped apartment across from the subway tracks, it's still home. Few people know he descends from a...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Two hotel receptionists--and arch-rivals--find a collection of old wedding rings and compete to return them to their owners, discovering their own love story along the way. It's the busiest season of the year, and Forest Manor Hotel is quite literally falling apart. So when Izzy and Lucas are given the same shift on the hotel's front desk, they have no choice but to put their differences aside and see it through. The hotel won't stay afloat beyond...
Author
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
358 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Riley Wolfe is a master thief, expert at disguise and violent when he needs to be. It's no accident, though, that Riley targets only the .1% and is willing to kill when necessary: He despises the degenerate and immoral possessors of the objects that he steals. In this series launch, Riley targets an extraordinary set of crown jewels, a heist that will hopefully land him with a sensational collection of heirlooms and leave their owners bereft and embarrassed--or...
6) June bug
Author
Language
English
Description
"Summer in Battle Lake kicks off with fireworks and festivities, but it's a local treasure hunt that's amping up the tourist trade. It certainly piques the interest of part-time reporter Mira James--both as fodder for a column and because she could use the five grand in prize money. The treasure? A faux diamond hidden at the bottom of Whiskey Lake. When Mira takes a deep dive in search of it, rather than finding the planted jewel, she uncovers a legendary...
Author
Series
Chicago Stars novel volume 9
Language
English
Description
Opera diva Olivia Shore and Chicago Stars quarterback Thaddeus Walker Bowman Owens embark on a nationwide tour promoting a luxury watch brand and must find a way to get along when they are plagued by a series of dangerous encounters with an overzealous fan.
Thaddeus Walker Bowman Owens, backup quarterback for the Chicago Stars, is a man with a low tolerance for divas. Oliva Shore, international opera superstar, has a monumental grudge against the...
Author
Series
Ray Carney volume 2
Language
English
Description
"It's 1971. Trash piles up on the streets, crime is at an all-time high, the city is careening towards bankruptcy, and a shooting war has broken out between the NYPD and the Black Liberation Army. Amidst this collective nervous breakdown, furniture store owner and ex-fence Ray Carney tries to keep his head down and his business thriving. His days moving stolen goods around the city are over. It's strictly the straight-and-narrow for him until he needs...
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2015]
Lexile measure
720L
Physical Desc
65 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Josie the jewelry fairy needs Rachel and Kirsty's help to find her missing beaded ribbon in order to help keep Rainspell Island's Arts and Crafts Week on schedule.
Author
Series
Lexile measure
560L
Language
English
Description
When Alfie McQuinn, the notorious jewel thief, is killed on a job, his last words to his son, March, are to "find jewels" and this instruction leads the boy to Jules, the twin sister he never knew he had--and the perfect partner to carry on the family business.
12) Iced under
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The snow is deep in Maine's Busman's Harbor and the mighty rivers are covered in ice. Snowden Family Clambake Company proprietor Julia Snowden and her mother, Jacqueline, are hunkered down for the winter when a mysterious package arrives heating up February with an unexpected case of murder . . . " Inside the mystery package is an enormous black diamond necklace that once belonged to Julia's great-grandmother and disappeared in the 1920s. Who could...
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Lexile measure
700L
Physical Desc
157 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
While five little mice at Mouseford Academy are looking for their missing biology professor they dive to a haunted shipwreck off Whale Island to find a rare diamond that was lost when the ship sank.
15) Gilt: a novel
Author
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
374 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A luxurious and richly compelling new novel from the acclaimed author of Blush, about a famous family jewelry dynasty and the hidden past that could topple it all"--
One perfect diamond is all it takes to divide a family. Could one summer be enough to fix it? The Pavlin family built an empire on love. As the first jewelers to sell diamond rings exclusively for proposals, they started a tradition that has defined engagements ever since. But when...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
St. Martin's Paperbacks edition.
Physical Desc
294 pages ; 17 cm
Language
English
Description
Cowboy and the Captive: "Melina is one of two gorgeous twin daughters, the clever and considerate one who always spared her parents the humiliation of what her sister Maria had wrought. But now, Melina is finally ready to stand up for herself and seize control of her life--until she is kidnapped by a cowboy named Jardin, who is dead-set on settling the score with her family. There's only one catch: In capturing Melina, this tough, rough, hunk of a...
17) Ever after
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
3 audio discs (2 hr., 31 min.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Wearing an ancient star pendant, an enchanting woman journeys to an otherworldly land, and introduces a skeptical stranger to the magical powers of love.
18) Darkwater lies
Author
Series
Darkwater Inn volume 2
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
Center Point large print edition.
Physical Desc
416 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Adelaide Fountaine, general manager of the Darkwater Inn, has just returned to New Orleans from a six-month sabbatical in Europe. She's rested and ready to take on the inn's busiest season: Mardi Gras. But Adelaide hardly has time to unpack before a jewel heist interrupts a visit from foreign royalty. A priceless tiara goes missing from the hotel's safe and three people are left dead. Detective Beau Savoie discovers the robbery was an inside job,...