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Author
Series
Duke's sons volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
After making his fortune abroad, Royal Navy Captain James Gresham returns home to find a proper English wife, but instead finds himself drawn to Kawena Benson, who, out to reclaim a cache of stolen jewels, believes he is behind the theft.
Author
Series
Edilean series volume 5
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2011.
Edition
First Atria Books hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
363 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Historian Gemma Ranford and Colin Frazier must work together to find the Heartwishes stone that's been missing for over one hundred years -- and with an international thief also on the hunt, the clock is ticking. Because in the wrong hands, no one named Frazier will ever be safe.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Formats
Description
For centuries they’ve lived in secret among northern England’s green and misted hills. Creatures of extraordinary beauty, power, and sensuality, they possess the ability to shape-shift from human to dragon and back again. Now their secret—and their survival—is threatened by a temptation that will break every boundary. . . .
Dubbed the Smoke Thief, a daring jewel thief is confounding the London police. His wealthy...
Dubbed the Smoke Thief, a daring jewel thief is confounding the London police. His wealthy...
Author
Series
Miss Julia series volume 8
Language
English
Description
The irresistible, indefatigable Miss Julia is back, turning the tables on a thief who chose the wrong belle to burgle. Don't miss Ann Ross's latest, Miss Julia Raises the Roof, coming April 2018 from Viking.
Having earned a devoted following for her rollicking antics and unshakable poise, Miss Julia's eighth outing begins with an unfortunate discovery. Her cherished engagement ring-an exact replica...
Having earned a devoted following for her rollicking antics and unshakable poise, Miss Julia's eighth outing begins with an unfortunate discovery. Her cherished engagement ring-an exact replica...
Author
Language
English
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Description
"Growing up during the Depression in the segregated coal-mining town of Slab Fork, West Virginia, the bright and willful Doris Payne dreamed big. Fascinated by the fine clothes, jewels, and lifestyles in magazines such as Town & Country and Harper's Bazaar, she imagined a world beyond herself, one in which she did not carry the weight of limitations that others imposed on her and where her beloved mother was free from her father's abuse. After the...
6) Wyatt
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Hoping for a straightforward jewel heist, Wyatt is forced to partner with Eddie Oberin and Eddie's intelligent ex-wife, Lydia, who possesses critical inside information, in a plot that proves unexpectedly complicated.
Publisher
Artisan Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
Edition
Tenth anniversary special edition.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (200 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
They were strangers, together to pull off the perfect jewel heist. Their simple robbery turns into a bloody ambush when they realize one of them is a police informant.
Author
Publisher
Freight Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
317 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
Boddice, a crime lord looking over his shoulder for good reason, has assembled an unlikely band of misfit crooks. Their job is to steal a famous diamond worth millions, known as The Dark Side of the Moon. Despite the odds, the crew's self-serving squabbles and their natural incompetence, the plan progresses. As events build to an explosive climax no one really knows who is playing who. Full of twists and turns and laugh-out-loud moments, this is a...
Series
Publisher
Turner Entertainment Co
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (92 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4.
Language
English
Description
Two thieves (Gable and Russell) steal each other's hearts while going after the same diamond. They become partners and board a ship bound for Hong Kong. But when the Japanese invade China, Gable's new disguise as a British officer gets them into more trouble than they ever imagined.
11) Topkapi
Publisher
Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (119 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Sophisticated thieves attempt to steal a jewel-encrusted dagger from a museum with an impregnable security system.
12) The boatniks
Series
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2005.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A clumsy ensign is put in charge of Newport Harbor, and has to deal with jewel thieves.
Author
Series
Baker Street Academy volume 1
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Formats
Description
While on a school trip to the British Arts & Antiquities Museum, John Watson and his friends from the Baker Street Academy get involved in a mystery when the Alpine Star, a famous diamond, is stolen.
14) Blood and wine
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A wealthy wine dealer has distanced himself from his wife with his philandering and from his son with his negligence. After he steals a diamond necklace with the help of a safecracker partner, things start coming apart.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
263 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
March and Jules are teenage twins, following in their father's footsteps as jewel thieves, but when their latest job goes wrong they end up with one jewel, a sapphire called the Morning Star, one of three cursed jewels--and the only way they can break the curse is to elude the FBI, Interpol, and a gang of international criminals, find the other two jewels, and reunite them.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 140
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The Aldens are on a special vacation up north to see the Calgary Stampede -- a cowboy celebration of Canada's frontier spirit! There's a parade through the streets of Calgary, a spectacular stage show, and plenty of fun things to do. But behind the scenes at the festival, an important piece of jewelry goes missing. Can the Boxcar Children find the thief before the big show is ruined?"--Jacket flap.
17) Pawparazzi
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The cushy Hollywood life of Latte the dog is turned upside down when her owner, superstar actress London Bridges, heads to the boonies to make a new film. The pampered pooch tries to stop thieves from stealing London's diamond necklace from a farmhouse, but they escape with the jewels. With the help of hunky farmer Tom, can London track down the priceless stones before a scandal breaks out?
Author
Series
Publisher
Soho Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
Wyatt, the cool, ever-evasive thief, snatches the cash easily enough. He bypasses the alarm system, eludes the cops, makes it safely back to his hideout in Hobart. It's the diamond-studded Tiffany brooch—and perhaps the girl—that undoes him. Now some very hard people want to put Wyatt and that brooch out of circulation. But this is Wyatt's game and Wyatt sets the rules—even if it means a reckoning somewhere far from home. In a murky...
Series
Criterion collection volume 218
Language
Français
Formats
Description
A master thief is fresh out of prison. But instead of toeing the line, he finds his steps leading back to the shadowy world of crime. He, a notorious escapee, and an alcoholic ex-cop plan a jewel heist, while being pursued by a police superintendent.
20) Forty thieves
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Sid and Ronnie Abel are a first-rate husband-and-wife detective team, both retirees of the LAPD. Ed and Nicole Hoyt are married assassins-for-hire living in the San Fernando Valley. Except for deadly aim with a handgun, the two couples have little in common--until they are both hired to do damage control on the same murder case. As the book races toward a high-octane climax, the Abels must fend for their own lives as they circle ever closer to the...
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