{"product_id":"the-pearl-thief-9781837000470","title":"The Pearl Thief","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSoon to be a major feature film from the producers of \u003cem\u003eBig Little Lies\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eGone Girl\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eParis, 1963\u003c\/strong\u003e. Behind Severine Kassel's carefully crafted image as the Louvre's most respected jewellery curator lies a woman haunted by unspeakable trauma. When she's invited to London to authenticate a collection of rare Byzantine pearls, her composed facade finally cracks. These are not just any pearls-they belong to her family, stolen in an act of unimaginable cruelty two decades earlier.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer shocking revelation sets off a frenzied hunt for former Nazi officer Ruda Mayek. 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Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003eA master of her craft.\u003c\/strong\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBetter Reading\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003eAction, heartbreak and romance aplenty.\u003c\/strong\u003e' \u003cem\u003eAustralian Bookseller \u0026amp; Publisher \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003eAn extraordinary storyteller.\u003c\/strong\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBook'd Out\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMcIntosh, Fiona:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Fiona McIntosh is one of Australia's favourite storytellers. She began her career in speculative-fiction and after worldwide success with 16 novels, moved into lush, historical fiction where she regularly hits the National Top 10 with each new blockbuster released into the most congested and competitive sales season of Christmas. She also writes crime and her Det. Jack Hawksworth series 'Hawk' has been optioned for TV while three of her historical novels have been optioned for film.Her children's picture book will be published in 2025, entitled Harry and Gran Bake a Cake.She hosts one of the country's most successful masterclasses that is highly regarded by the publishing industry, with an enviable strike rate, responsible for some of the newest popular authors in Australia. 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