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Tolkien, Simon, 1959-
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Police -- England -- Fiction.
Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction.
Escapes -- Fiction.
Diamond industry and trade -- Fiction.
Oxford (England) -- Fiction.
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Tolkien, Simon, 1959-
Police -- England -- Fiction.
Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction.
Escapes -- Fiction.
Diamond industry and trade -- Fiction.
Oxford (England) -- Fiction.
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The king of diamonds / Simon Tolkien.
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Tolkien, Simon, 1959-
Thomas Dunne Books, c2011.
Call #:
FICTION TOL
Subjects
Police -- England -- Fiction.
Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction.
Escapes -- Fiction.
Diamond industry and trade -- Fiction.
Oxford (England) -- Fiction.
Series
Tolkien, Simon, 1959- D.I.
William
Trave
mysteries ; 2.
ISBN:
9780312539085 (alk. paper)
9781250002006 (2012 Minotaur trade pbk.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
324 p. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Sequel to: "The inheritance".
Summary:
"It's 1960, and David Swain is two years into his life sentence for murdering the lover of his ex-girlfriend, Katya Osman. In the dead of night, David escapes from prison, and that same night Katya is found murdered in her uncle's home, Blackwater Hall. Inspector
Trave
of the Oxford Police, last seen in "The Inheritance", heads the manhunt for David, whom he first brought to justice two years earlier. But
Trave
's suspicions lead him to Katya's uncle Titus Osman, a rich diamond dealer, and his sinister brother-in-law, Franz Claes, who has gone to great lengths to hide his former ties with the Nazis. However,
Trave
's motives are suspect - Osman is having an affair with
Trave
's estranged wife, Vanessa, and a newcomer to the Oxford Police, Inspector Macrae, is eager to exploit
Trave
's weaknesses to further his own ambition. Caught up in his superiors' rivalry,
Trave
's young assistant, Adam Clayton, finds himself uncertain who is right and which side to choose. Once David is captured and put on trial for his life,
Trave
is willing to risk everything that is dear to him--professionally and personally--to pursue his obsessive belief in Osman's guilt."--Inside jacket.
Genre:
Mystery fiction.
Suspense fiction.
Legal thriller.
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