Part of A Brit in the FBI, book 1
First published 2013
Nicholas Drummond boards the first available flight to New York City carrying terrible news. His colleague Elaine York lies dead, murdered while guarding the Crown Jewels exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The killer has made off with the legendary Koh-i-Noor Diamond, torn from the Queen Mother's crown itself. Drummond, an American-born inspector who climbed the ranks at Scotland Yard, refuses to let this case slip away. He teams up with FBI agents Lacey Sherlock and Dillon Savich to track down the Fox, a master thief whose reputation spans continents. The hunt becomes a deadly game of cat and mouse through the streets of Manhattan. The Fox has a buyer waiting, someone who believes the ancient diamond carries a lethal curse. Drummond partners with FBI Special Agent Mike Caine as the stakes climb higher. The chase will test everything Drummond has learned about justice, loyalty, and the price of serving the Crown.
Genres: adventure, mystery, crime, thriller, action
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: cat-and-mouse, enemies-to-allies
Setting: Manhattan, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, Scotland Yard
Period: 21st-century
464 pages · Hardcover · G.P. Putnam's Sons