Molly Caldwell Crosby

  ,Molly Caldwell Crosby once again brings forgotten history to vivid life in an absorbing account of crime and deduction in the early days of the twentieth century.Â .Â .Â .,
,Â In the summer of 1913, under the cover of Londonâ€™s perpetual smoggy dusk, two brilliant minds are pitted against each otherâ€”a celebrated gentleman thief and a talented Scotland Yard detectiveâ€”in the greatest jewel heist of the new century. An exquisite strand of pale pink pearls, worth more than the Hope Diamond, has been bought by a Hatton Garden broker. Word of the â€œMona Lisa of Pearlsâ€ spreads around the world, captivating jewelers as well as thieves. In transit to London from Paris, the necklace vanishes without a trace.Â Joseph Grizzard, â€œthe King of Fences,â€ is the charming leader of a vast gang of thieves in Londonâ€™s East End. Grizzard grew up on the streets of Whitechapel during the terror of Jack the Ripper to rise to the top of the criminal world. Wealthy, married, a father, Grizzard still cannot resist the sport of crime, and the pearl necklace proves an irresistible challenge.Â Inspector Alfred Ward patrols the cityâ€™s dark, befogged streets before joining the brand-new division of the Metropolitan Police known as â€œdetectives.â€ Ward earns his stripes catching some of the great murderers of Victorian London and, at the height of his career, is asked to turn his forensic talents to finding the missing pearls and the thief who stole them.Â In the spirit of ,The Great Train Robbery, and the tales of Sherlock Holmes, this is the true story of a psychological cat-and-mouse game set against the backdrop of Londonâ€™s golden Edwardian era. Thoroughly researched, compellingly colorful, ,The Great Pearl Heist, is a gripping narrative account of this little-known, yet extraordinary crime.Â Â INCLUDES PHOTOGRAPHS
Nonfiction,History,Crime,True Crime,Mystery,Mystery,Crime,European Literature,British Literature,Historical,History,Microhistory,Audiobook,Jewellery
The Great Pearl Heist: London's Greatest Thief and Scotland Yard's Hunt for the World's Most Valuable Necklace