jewelry theft

Lady Violet and her friend, Garth, hunt down jewel thieves from Paris to Monte Carlo after her friend's diamonds are stolen.

In the summer of 1913 a celebrated gentleman thief and a talented Scotland Yard detective are pitted against each other in the greatest jewel heist of the new century. An exquisite strand of pale pink pearls, worth more than the Hope Diamond, has vanished without a trace while in transit from London to Paris.

The Antwerp Diamond Center was one of the most secure buildings in the world and had over hundreds of millions of dollars in diamonds and other valuables stored in its subterranean vault. Surrounded by two police stations, extensive video surveillance, and vehicle barriers, it was considered impregnable. On February 15, 2003, the impossible happened and a band of skilled Italian thieves made off with nearly half a billion dollars from the vault. No one was hurt or even threatened during the robbery. How did they do it?.

After strangers pillage her cabin and try to strangle her, Anne must solve a mystery concerning a ballet dancer who is brutally murdered and a vanishing fortune in diamonds.