Death, Diamonds, and Deception - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Death, Diamonds, and Deception write by Rosemary Simpson. This book was released on 2020-11-24. Death, Diamonds, and Deception available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Set amidst the opulent mansions and cobblestone streets of Old New York, this fifth installment in Rosemary Simpson's acclaimed series brings the Gilded Age to life, as heiress Prudence MacKenzie and ex-Pinkerton Geoffrey Hunter dash down a twisted maze from Fifth Avenue to Five Points in pursuit of stolen diamonds once belonging to Marie Antionette ... 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...
Death, Diamonds, and Deception
Death, Diamonds, and Deception - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Death, Diamonds, and Deception write by Rosemary Simpson. This book was released on 2020-11-24. Death, Diamonds, and Deception available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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 . . .
Dancing with Diamonds
Dancing with Diamonds - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Dancing with Diamonds write by Harry Leavey. This book was released on 2019-12-12. Dancing with Diamonds available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. From South Africa to the south of France, the romantic-suspense, Dancing with Diamonds, turns thriller, as Georgia delves into the confusing realms of the heart; true love vs passion, realizing romance can be deceptively wrapped with danger. This emotional rollercoaster starts when Georgia leaves her South African ranch to explore other horizons, and checks-in to the Miramar Hotel, Antibes; not realizing she's done more than that, she's just signed herself into a sinister situation. On a quest for culture -not love, Georgia is nevertheless, soon dazzled by the handsome Laurence and his glamorous lifestyle, sourcing gems for the rich and famous. Falling for his irresistible charm, she's unknowingly fallen into the hands of a professional psychopath. Suspicions over the mysterious disappearance of his 'ex' suppressed, she's cunningly courted with weekends of casinos, sailing and travel until head spinning, Georgia is blinded by the large diamond ring, and can't refuse his proposal. Laurence has manipulated her to get what he really wants: not her, but her diamond rich land. Not until on honeymoon, on safari, does Georgia see his evil intent. He shoots to kill; nevertheless, she realizes his aim. Her wits now sharp on survival: of herself, her loved ones, and her lands...but it's already too late to save them all.
Death Takes the Lead
Death Takes the Lead - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Death Takes the Lead write by Rosemary Simpson. This book was released on 2024-11-26. Death Takes the Lead available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. When a series of mysterious deaths plagues a new Scottish play, heiress and lawyer Prudence MacKenzie and her partner ex-Pinkerton Geoffrey Hunter are called in to perform an investigation at one of Broadway’s most stunning theatres . . . DEATH TAKES THE LEAD APRIL 1891: Prudence MacKenzie is delighted to attend a riveting rehearsal of Waif of the Highlands with her dear friend, Lydia Truitt, whose cousin, Septimus Ward, stars in the play. But the drama continues after the curtain falls, as the women overhear a ferocious argument between Septimus and the play’s famous playwright-director, Barrett Hughes. When confronted about the dispute, Septimus reveals that he actually wrote the script, but allowed Hughes to claim authorship in return for casting Septimus’s paramour, Flora Campbell, in the lead. Septimus has come to regret the agreement and vows to reclaim authorship, even if it means the play never opens. But, days later, Prudence and Geoffrey are urgently summoned to Septimus’s boarding house, where the thespian lays dying in Lydia’s arms. Lydia believes her cousin’s death is no accident and wants Hunter and MacKenzie Investigative Law to look into the matter, going so far as to help Prudence and Flora secure employment undercover in the play’s wardrobe department. At first, Hughes’s determination to keep the production running seems admirable, but his motives are soon called into question as Prudence hears whispers backstage about his notorious predatory behavior with young women. And when another body turns up at the theatre, it’s clear that someone is targeting the play and its company—but why? Prudence and Geoffrey must improvise as they tread into an unfamiliar world where deceit is cultivated for entertainment and deception is celebrated as talent, to expose a darkness lurking behind the glittering stage lights. . .
Death at the Falls
Death at the Falls - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Death at the Falls write by Rosemary Simpson. This book was released on 2022-11-29. Death at the Falls available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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 . . .
