In the spirit of The Great Train Robbery, this is the true story of a psychological cat-and-mouse game. Inspector Alfred Ward has joined the brand-new division of the Metropolitan Police known as “detectives.” Having caught some of the great murderers of Victorian London, Ward is now charged with finding the missing pearls and the thief who stole them.
Having risen from the deadly streets to become a wealthy family man, Grizzard still cannot resist the sport of crime, and the pearl necklace proves an irresistible challenge. Joseph Grizzard, “the King of Fences,” is the leader of a vast gang of thieves in London’s East End. In transit to London from Paris, the necklace vanishes without a trace. An exquisite strand of pale pink pearls, worth more than the Hope Diamond, has been bought by a Hatton Garden broker, capturing the attention of both jewelers and thieves.
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