The King of Diamonds

by Simon Tolkien

Book Overview

A sophisticated mystery layered with dark secrets from the past, and slow-burning suspenseIt'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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312539088
• ISBN13: 9780312539085
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: Minotaur Books
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.4"