{"product_id":"the-lucifer-cut-9781639366743","title":"The Lucifer Cut","description":"\u003cb\u003eA heart-pounding ride through the perilous world of the modern gem trade, by the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eDiamond.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen a New York diamond dealer and his wife are found dead in a chilling assassination, and a mysterious gem--the Lucifer Cut--goes missing, U.S. Treasury agent Alex Turner and his lover, the billionaire Russian diamond thief known as Slav Lily, are thrust into a web of global intrigue. Uncertain they can even trust each other, the two find themselves on the trail of a secret so lethal it threatens not only the world diamond trade but the national security of the United States. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a fiction first, diamond expert Matthew Hart tears the curtain from the secretive world of lab-grown diamonds, where master \"chefs\" create astonishing gems in the 8,000-degree furnaces of their reactors. Finally one of them makes what no one thought possible--a fake so perfect not even experts can unmask it. But as Alex and Lily soon discover, its allure is even more profound than its beauty as a jewel, and the stone ignites a murderous race from New York to London and finally to Cape Town, as a deadly enemy tries to beat them to the diamond. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith knife-sharp dialogue and lacerating irony, Alex and Lily navigate an ever-shifting underworld and the storms of their own desire as they rush to unravel the enigma of the Lucifer Cut and the treacheries of the human heart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatthew Hart\u003c\/b\u003e has written about diamonds for Vanity Fair, the Atlantic, and the Times of London. His award-winning \u003ci\u003eDiamond: The History of a Cold-Blooded Love Affair\u003c\/i\u003e was translated into six languages and made into a four-hour dramatic miniseries. He was a contributing editor of the leading New York diamond-trade publication, Rapaport Diamond Report. Matthew has traveled from the Arctic to Angola in pursuit of diamond stories. His first two thrillers, \u003ci\u003eThe Russian Pink \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Ice Angel, \u003c\/i\u003eare also available from Pegasus Crime. He lives in New York City.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Pegasus Crime","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50606077378834,"sku":"9781639366743","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a58e937b-afbe-4175-9957-b1587dcd3321.jpg?v=1732288471","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-lucifer-cut-9781639366743","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}