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Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c1998
Language
English
Description
"Sexy American diamonds lover Wanda and her boyfriend Otto are in England to plot alongside George and Ken the robbery of a diamond collection. Wanda and Otto want the stolen diamonds for themselves, and inform the police about George, not knowing that he has already moved the diamonds to another secret place. Wanda thinks the best way to find out is by getting close to George's lawyer, Archie Leach."--Www. imdb. com.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Harrison Beck is reluctantly joining his travel-writer Uncle Nat for the last journey of the royal train, The Highland Falcon. But as the train makes its way to Scotland, a priceless brooch goes missing, and things suddenly get a lot more interesting. As suspicions and accusations run high among the passengers, Harrison begins to investigate and uncovers a few surprises along the way. Can he solve the mystery of the jewel thief and catch the culprit...
Author
Series
Warriors of Poseidon novels volume 6
Publisher
Berkley Sensation
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Christophe, powerful Warrior of Poseidon, teams up with Fiona Campbell, the notorious jewel thief known as the Scarlet Ninja, to break into the Tower of London and steal the Siren--one of the missing jewels from Poseidon's trident.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Four short thrillers co-written by James Patterson. THE TRIAL An accused murderer called Kingfisher is on trial. And Detective Lindsay Boxer and the Women's Murder Club are in for a courtroom shocker you'll never see coming. LITTLE BLACK DRESS Can a little black dress change everything? What begins as one woman's fantasy is about to go too far. HEIST A band of ruthless thieves is about to pull off the perfect diamond heist-until a rival crew arrives...
Author
Series
Publisher
Crooked Lane Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
New York City, winter 1888. A jewel thief dubbed "Robin Hood of the Lower East Side" has been stealing from the city's wealthiest and giving to the poor. Genevieve Stewart, who forged a life of her own as a reporter, decides to chase the story. But she gets more than she bargained for: a murder victim sprawled in a dark alley in the dangerous Five Points neighborhood. A tough comes to her rescue, but she encounters the same man at a glamorous ball...
29) Le doulos
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
Français
Description
The backstabbing criminals in the shadowy underworld of Le Doulos have only one guiding principle: Lie or die. A stone-faced Jean-Paul Belmondo stars as enigmatic gangster Silien, who may or may not be responsible for squealing on Faugel, just released from the slammer and already involved in what should have been a simple heist. By the end of this brutal, twisty, and multilayered policier, who will be left to trust?
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"The Italian region of Alto-Adige is the northernmost part of the county, bordering Switzerland and Austria. The majestic Dolomites mountain range encompasses the area creating stark, beautiful landscapes. But this place of beauty also hides an evil side. For within the shadows of the towering Dolomites' peaks, one man has forged a reign of terror. Since World War II, when he was only a boy, Herr Wegener has been entrenched in a black market crime...
31) To catch an earl
Author
Series
Bow Street bachelors volume 2
Publisher
St. Martin's Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Alex Harland, Earl of Melton and dedicated rake, never pictured himself as an agent of inquiry. But the thrill of investigation is a challenge he now embraces. When he's asked to pursue the Nightjar, a notorious thief who is reclaiming France's crown jewels, the case throws him into the path of the beautiful and equally elusive Emmy Danvers, reminding him of the only puzzle he's never solved: the identity of the mysterious woman who once stole a...
Author
Series
Publisher
Constable
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"An idle conversation on the merits of the glorious game with an old Etonian chum is just the excuse Blotto needs to put himself forward for a cricket tour to foreign climes... and so begins the next adventure for our intrepid duo, where the action takes them to India where, as everyone knows, the finest cricket players hail from - as well as the world's most skilled jewel thieves...The Dowager Duchess has no problems in letting her two children go...
Author
Publisher
Papercutz
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Geronimo and friends have to get to the bottom of a crown jewel of a case! Checkmate, cheese-lovers, er, we mean chess-lovers. For once, all is quiet in New Mouse City, so Geronimo Stilton, Editor-in-Chief of The Rodents Gazette can report on an incredible chess match-up. On one side, Gary Goudov, world-renowned chess champion, and on the other side, a super chess-playing computer! But after Geronimo leaves, the infamouse Gem Gang commits a string...
34) The locket
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Recounts the mental disintegration of bride-to-be Laraine Day. As a child, Day was accused of stealing a locket at a fancy party. She has spent her life getting even for this false accusation by becoming a kleptomaniac and ruining the lives of those around her. She drives one man to suicide, and stands by as another man is executed for a murder which she has committed. Assuming her revenge on the world is complete when she becomes engaged to the son...
Author
Series
Sons of sin (Anna Campbell) volume 2
Publisher
Forever
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Brilliant scholar Genevieve Barrett's secret identity as the author of her father's articles is her greatest deception -- until her father's handsome new student arrives on their doorstep. Genevieve recognizes him as the masked intruder who earlier tried to steal a priceless gem from their home. Keeping the seductive stranger's identity hidden is a risk, but she's got secrets of her own to keep.
36) Ocean's 8
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Debbie Ocean, the estranged sister of infamous criminal mastermind Danny Ocean, seeks to carry on the family business by plotting an enormous heist on New York's annual Met Gala. After being released from prison, Debbie recruits her best friend Lou to set out and assemble a team of larcenists. This hodgepodge, seven-member team includes everyone from a street pick-pocket, a computer hacker, and a jewelry expert. The women band together to infiltrate...
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
When a baby kangaroo gets accidentally swept up in a jewelry heist, she becomes separated from her mother for the first time in her young life. Alone and frightened, a worldly teenage girl Ella, who also knows the pain of losing her mother, discovers her and nurses the joey back to health. However, when Joey is falsely implicated in the robbery, Ella has to work quickly to reunite her with her mother before she's either captured by the bumbling jewel...
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