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Buried Diamonds
2003
First Published
3.44
Average Rating
304
Number of Pages

Part of Series

From the back - When former vanity license plate inspector Claire Montrose finds a valuable diamond ring embedded in an old stone wall, she's uncovered more than lost jewelry - she's just unwittingly exposed a fifty-year-old murder. Claire's octogenarian housemate, Charlie, recognizes the ring with shock. It belonged to Elizabeth Ellsworth, a woman who broke off her engagement fifty years earlier, then killed herself. All the "old gang" believed Elizabeth had returned the ring, so how did it get buried inside a stone wall? As half-century-old questions resurface about the incident, Claire discovers more about the terrible secrets Elizabeth kept—and why someone wanted her dead. But the closer she gets to the truth, the more Claire realizes that someone believes old crimes must stayburied...at all cost. "Cozy trappings...effectively contrast with chilling glimpses of Charlie's concentration camp days...(and) a vivid cast of elderly characters." Publishers Weekly
Avg Rating
3.44
Number of Ratings
102
5 STARS
16%
4 STARS
30%
3 STARS
38%
2 STARS
14%
1 STARS
2%
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Author

April Henry
April Henry
Author · 23 books

I write mysteries and thrillers. I live in Portland, Oregon with my family. If you've read one of my books, I would love to hear from you. Hearing from readers makes me eager to keep writing. When I was 12, I sent a short story about a six-foot tall frog who loved peanut butter to Roald Dahl, the author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. He liked it so much he arranged to have it published in an international children's magazine. My dream of writing went dormant until I was in my 30s, working at a corporate job, and started writing books on the side. Those first few years are now thankfully a blur. Now I'm very lucky to make a living doing what I love. I have written 27 novels for adults and teens, with more on the way. My books have been on the New York Times bestseller lists, gotten starred reviews, been picked for Booksense, translated into seven languages, been named to state reading lists, won the Anthony award and won the Oregon Book Award.

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