{"product_id":"2940170853038","title":"The Queen of Diamonds: Part 2 of the Red Dog Conspiracy","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eObsession. Blackmail. Betrayal.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat if your best friend was helping your worst enemy?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll is not well in Bridges. Tensions rise between the Four Families, who accuse each other of spying, while Red Dog attacks escalate. Aristocratic jewel merchant Dame Anastasia Louis, styling herself \"The Queen of Diamonds,\" hires 22 year old private eye Jacqueline Spadros to collect from her debtors so she can leave the city.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Jacqui can't leave David Bryce's kidnapping and the murders of her teenage informants unpunished. Convinced the madman \"Black Jack\" Diamond was behind the crimes, she pursues ways to prove it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe scoundrel and his crew, however, seem to be one step ahead: the terrifying man in white is seen lurking outside David's home, forged letters appear across the city, and merchants in the Spadros quadrant report threats from a man who fits his description.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen witnesses who can identify David's kidnappers begin dying and evidence emerges that Jacqui's mother is next on the list, Jacqui is forced to make a dreadful choice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSomeone will surely die. Will it be Jacqui, or her mother?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDark, gritty, multi-layered Victorian-inspired detective neo-noir that keeps the reader guessing to the very end.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat readers say about The Queen of Diamonds\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"... blackmail, murder plots and seemingly everyone with a secret!\" - Diana Johnson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"... combines a fictional mob tale with a detective mystery for a darkly entertaining adventure.\" - Holly A. Lenz\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"... action, conspiracies, mystery and danger ...\" - Laura Furuta\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I could not put this book down.\" - Jacob Posey\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is part 2 of a 13-part serial novel:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Jacq of Spades\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Queen of Diamonds\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Ace of Clubs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe King of Hearts (coming Winter 2018)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"INVISIBLE MUSIC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47117616120048,"sku":"2940170853038","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170853038_p0.jpg?v=1763719756","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170853038","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}