An edition of The great pearl heist (2012)

The great pearl heist

London's greatest jewel thief and Scotland Yard's hunt for the world's most valuable necklace

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An edition of The great pearl heist (2012)

The great pearl heist

London's greatest jewel thief and Scotland Yard's hunt for the world's most valuable necklace

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In the summer of 1913, under the cover of London's perpetual smoggy dusk, two brilliant minds are pitted against each other -- a celebrated gentleman thief and a talented Scotland Yard detective -- in the greatest jewel heist of the new century. An exquisite strand of pale pink pearls, worth more than the Hope Diamond, has been bought by a Hatton Garden broker. Word of the "Mona Lisa of Pearls" spreads around the world, captivating jewelers as well as thieves. In transit to London from Paris, the necklace vanishes without a trace. Joseph Grizzard, "the King of Fences," is the charming leader of a vast gang of thieves in London's East End. Grizzard grew up on the streets of Whitechapel during the terror of Jack the Ripper to rise to the top of the criminal world. Wealthy, married, and a father, Grizzard still cannot resist the sport of crime, and the pearl necklace proves an irresistible challenge. Inspector Alfred Ward patrols the city's dark, befogged streets before joining the brand-new division of the Metropolitan Police known as "detectives." Ward earns his stripes catching some of the great murderers of Victorian London and, at the height of his career, is asked to turn his forensic talents to finding the missing pearls and the thief who stole them. In the spirit of The Great Train Robbery and the tales of Sherlock Holmes, this is the true story of a psychological cat-and-mouse game set against the backdrop of London's golden Edwardian era. Thoroughly researched, compellingly colorful, The Great Pearl Heist is a gripping narrative account of this little-known, yet extraordinary crime. - Jacket flap.

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Berkley Books
Language
English

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Table of Contents

Prologue : Empire of thieves and shadows
Part one : The heist.
Queen of gems
King of fences
The Grizzard Gang
Hatton Garden
The plan
A perfect crime
The hunt begins
Part two : The sting.
New Scotland Yard
News
Decoys
The expert
Playing the fish
The sting
Part three : Justice.
Searching
At Bow Street
Sir Richard Muir
The piano tuner
A glimpse
Old Bailey
Righteous judgment
Epilogue : The Great War

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
364.16/2873927
Library of Congress
HV6665.G7 C76 2012, HV6665.G7C76 2012

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Pagination
xiii, 288 p.
Dimensions
24 x x centimeters

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL25238759M
Internet Archive
greatpearlheistl0000cros
ISBN 10
0425252809
ISBN 13
9780425252802
LCCN
2012008261

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