A Dangerous Diamond

by Stanley Kissel

Boredom and uncertainty brings Jake Jacobson back to his old familiar turf in post WW II New York City. He walks away from a secure job as Chief Security Officer in an electronics company. He moves out of his nice surburban home, leaves his wife, his four year old son, and returns to his life as a private detective. Bussines is slow until a beautiful woman with money written all over her walks into his office and hires him to find her stolen diamond necklace. A few days after her husband was murdered, her diamond necklace was stolen from her bedroom safe.The centerpiece of the necklace is the Sea of Dreams Diamond insured for $2,500,000.During his investigation of the theft, jake becomes involved with Bernie Gard, a mean spirited member of the Gambino family, one of the five NYC Mafia families. Another key player in the case is Raymond Altman, jeweler to the stars, a retired army major who came home from WW II wealthier then when he left.In addition to finding the stolen diamond, Jake must figure out why he walked away from his wife, his four year old son and a lucrative job to return to his return to his old life in NYC. Some thing is eating at him, but he is not sure what it is.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1530806399
• ISBN13: 9781530806393
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.5" x 5.0"