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Publisher
Vertical Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 86 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Kate Paxton, an expert safe-cracker, wakes up captive in a fortified warehouse along with three other notorious thieves. Forced to plan the perfect diamond heist by a cunning master thief, they must use their combined expertise to penetrate multiple layers of advanced security before a bomb detonates.
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
375 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Sheds new light on the enticing, often surprising, story of our society?s enduring obsession with the hardest gemstone, offering a fascinating history of its origins and revealing its greatest champions and most colorful enthusiasts. 25,000 first printing,"--NoveList.
4) Arkansas
Author
Publisher
Kids Core, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
2025
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
From searching for diamonds to visiting Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas is full of adventures. This title introduces the state's people, culture, and places to visit. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject. Features include a table of contents, infographics, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.--Amazon.com
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Millers are far from perfect. Estranged siblings Beck, Ashley and Jake find themselves under one roof for the first time in years, forced to confront old resentments and betrayals, when their mysterious, eccentric matriarch, Helen, passes away. But their lives are about to change when they find a secret inheritance hidden among her possessions – the Florentine Diamond, a 137-carat yellow gemstone that went missing from the Austrian Empire...
Author
Series
Alex Turner volume 1
Publisher
Pegasus Crime
Pub. Date
2020.
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
Series
Bobbie Faye volume 2
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
334 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Pegasus Crime
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
283 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
When a mysterious gem--the Lucifer Cut--goes missing, U.S. Treasury agent Alex Turner and his lover, a billionaire Russian diamond thief, must find this jewel that holds a secret so lethal, it threatens both the world diamond trade and the national security of the U.S. before it falls into the wrong hands.
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury USA
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
vi, 335 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map, genealogical table : 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"The first comprehensive and authoritative history of the Koh-i-Noor diamond, arguably the most celebrated jewel in the world....Using original eyewitness accounts and chronicles never before translated into English, Dalrymple and Anand trace the true history of the diamond and disperse the myths and fantastic tales that have long surrounded this awe-inspiring jewel. The resulting history of south and central Asia tells a true tale of greed, conquest,...
10) Barefoot kids
Author
Publisher
Fremantle Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (375 pages) : map, genealogical table
Language
English
Description
Janey, Jimmy, Tich, Buddy, and Dancer are all cousins who play in a band together. When a real-estate developer plans to buy Eagle Beach, the kids come up with a plan to save the beach.
11) The engagements
Author
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
From the bestselling author of Maine and Commencement comes a big, sprawling novel about marriage - about those who marry in a white heat of passion, those who marry for partnership and comfort, and those who live together, love each other, and have absolutely no intention of ruining it with a wedding. Weaving them all together, Sullivan gives us a sharply observed, witty, irresistible portrait of the thorny, joyful and complicated union that is marriage....
Author
Series
Sam Levitt volume 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
When a Riviera socialite's diamonds are stolen--the latest in a string of seemingly unconnected but ever-more-audacious jewelry heists across France--Elena flies in to investigate the insurance claim. It's a trip she's more than happy to make, as it gives her a chance to meet up with old friends in Marseille--and, particularly, with Sam. Once reunited, Sam isn't entirely distracted by domestic matters. In the pattern of these "perfect crimes" he's...
13) Swing
Author
Series
Gun Pedersen volume 2
Publisher
Leif Enger and Lin Enger
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
215 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Gunsten Søren Pedersen knew about baseball and death. A tragedy took the former slugger out of the major leagues, and the only diamonds he sees now are the stars shining in the cold night of Minnesota's North Woods. That is, until Miles Gates--an old friend in big trouble--calls him down to the Sunshine State. What Gun finds there is a trail of brutal killings, some aging ballplayers, shady characters, and the beautiful sister of a reporter who...
14) Ice angel
Author
Series
Alex Turner volume 2
Publisher
Pegasus Crime
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
xiv, 274 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Alex Turner and his lover, the Russian diamond thief Slav Lily, are back on the hunt. An American prospector is murdered in the great diamond field of northern Canada. The U.S. government fears that the Chinese billionaire twins who suddenly control the dead prospector's company are seeking a toehold for their government in this vital northern region. In lethal plane chases across the diamond-rich Barrens, Alex and Lily navigate not only the deadly...
Author
Series
Unofficial gamer's adventure volume 1
Publisher
Sky Pony Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
105 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
After discovering that zombies have destroyed his Minecraft village, Steve embarks on a mission to mine forty diamonds in order to make a diamond sword that he can use against the walking dead menace.
Author
Series
Ladies of the manor volume 3
Language
English
Description
Lady Ella Myerston can always find a reason to smile -- even if it's just in hope that tomorrow will be better than today. All her life everyone has tried to protect her from the realities of the world, but Ella knows very well the danger that has haunted her brother and their friend, and she won't wait for it to strike again. She intends to take action... and if that happens to involve an adventurous trip to the Cotswolds, then so much the better....
Author
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (40 pages) : color illustrations
Language
English
Description
At the southernmost tip of New Jersey lie the resort town of Cape May and its sparkling sandy beaches, sheltering the Delaware Bay. Formed by melting glaciers thousands of years past, the Delaware River flows from its headwaters to spill into the Delaware Bay. And for thousands of years, fragments of quartz rock have ridden the river, plucked from the mountains lining its banks. Polished and buffed as they tumble along, these rock particles dazzle...
Author
Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations, 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
A thief is stealing priceless diamonds in Gotham City, and the cops are after Catwoman for the crime--but for once she is innocent, and it is up to Batman to find the real culprit.
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2025]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (144 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Big Nick is back on the hunt in Europe and closing in on Donnie, who is embroiled in the treacherous world of diamond thieves and the infamous Panther mafia, as they plot a massive heist of the world's largest diamond exchange.
20) The moonstone
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (210 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Rachel Verinder finds herself inheriting a large Indian diamond on her eighteenth birthday as a legacy from her uncle, a corrupt British army officer who served in India. The diamond, associated with the Hindu moon god, is of great religious significance as well as being extremely valuable, and there are whispers of a curse placed upon it. Sure enough, the stone is stolen from Rachel's bedroom later that night. and a period of turmoil, unhappiness,...