UK Release Date: June 7, 2010
US Release Date: August 17, 2010
SYNOPSIS: It's Venice, 1604. When rumours of a spectacularly rare and priceless diamond begin to circulate amongst the gamblers and courtesans of the Venetian demi-monde, the Levant Company merchant, Paul Pindar, becomes convinced that the jewel is somehow linked to the fate of his former love, Celia Lamprey. As his obsession with the mysterious stone grows it becomes clear that there are other, more sinister forces at play. Is the diamond real, or is it just a trick to lure him to his ruin? "The Pindar Diamond" moves from the canals of Venice to the coasts of Dalmatia, from a famed physic garden in the Venentian lagoon to the secret corridors of a convent - a tale of lust, love, greed, wealth and danger set among the Levant traders in the early years of the seventeenth century. Written in the exquisitely evocative style that is Katie Hickman's trademark, this is a gripping and superbly told story that goes as deeply into history as into the human heart.
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This sounds very good. I just adore the cover. I quess it has everything that i like to read love and suspense and many more.
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ps; Too bad we have to wait till 2010 to read the book.
This one's got my name all over it! Thanks- I want it!!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed The Aviary Gate. And already this new novel sounds like a grea read!
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I'm not a Romance Genre kind of gal, but damn, taht is one sexy cover! And there's not even a hot guy with no shirt!
ReplyDeleteI wonder if this one is dual time period like "Aviary Gate" was? I really liked the historical part of that book, but was less than enthused about the modern timeline.
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