First published 2014
Edward de Jersey stands in his racing yard watching Royal Flush, the magnificent colt he believes will win the Derby. The wealthy stable owner has invested everything in his horse's success. Then disaster strikes. His financial adviser gambles de Jersey's fortune on a failing Internet startup that collapses completely. Mounting debts threaten to destroy everything de Jersey has built. Facing financial ruin, he makes a desperate choice. He revives his secret identity as "The Colonel," the criminal mastermind behind the most successful robberies of recent years. De Jersey assembles a team for an impossible target: stealing the Koh-i-noor diamond from its heavily guarded location. The legendary jewel weighs over one hundred carats and carries a value exceeding one billion pounds. As de Jersey plans this audacious heist, he must balance his respectable public life with his criminal resurrection, knowing that failure means losing not just his fortune but his freedom.
Genres: fiction, crime, thriller, action
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, secret-identity
Setting: Derby, Koh-i-noor
Period: Recent Years
545 pages · Kindle Edition · Simon & Schuster UK