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Hot Siberian / by Browne, Gerald A.(CARDINAL)714268;
Subjects: Fiction.; Diamond smuggling; Diamond smuggling;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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The goddaughter / by Campbell, Melodie,1955-(CARDINAL)605689;
Jewelry store owner Gina Gallo has the misfortune of being related to mobsters who recruit her to carry stolen diamonds back to Buffalo after their previous handler is shot by rival mobsters.HL410L
Subjects: Gangster fiction.; Humorous fiction.; Diamond smuggling; Gemologists; Gems; Smuggling;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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The ice curtain / by White, Robin A.(CARDINAL)358654;
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Diamond mines and mining; Diamond smuggling;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 6
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Relative danger / by Benoit, Charles.(CARDINAL)424173;
Subjects: Action and adventure fiction.; Detective and mystery fiction.; Uncles; Murder; Diamond smuggling;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Galveston / by Conwell, Kent.(CARDINAL)372662;
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Private investigators; Diamond smuggling;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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Trustee from the toolroom / by Shute, Nevil,1899-1960.(CARDINAL)126126;
Keith Stewart is an ordinary man. However, one day he is called upon to undertake an extraordinary task. When his sister's boat is wrecked in the Pacific, he becomes trustee for his little niece. In order to save her from destitution he has to embark on a 2,000 mile voyage in a small yacht in inhospitable waters. His adventures and the colourful characters he meets on his journey make this book a marvellous tale of courage and friendship.--
Subjects: Action and adventure fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); Engineers; Diamond smuggling; Voyages and travels;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 6
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Diamonds are forever / by Fleming, Ian,1908-1964,author.(CARDINAL)121817;
British secret agent James Bond assumes the identity of a captured courier and solicits the help of gorgeous Tiffany Case, the diamond smugglers' American go-between.
Subjects: Fiction.; Spy fiction.; Bond, James (Fictitious character); Diamond smuggling; Intelligence service;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Total immunity / by Ward, Robert,1943-(CARDINAL)738603;
Arresting a diamond smuggler who wields uncanny power from prison, Los Angeles FBI agents Jack Harper and Oscar Hidalgo are frustrated by the deaths of fellow agents who were threatened by the smuggler and a certainty that they will be targeted next.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation; Diamond smugglers; Diamond smuggling;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Flight of the diamond smugglers : a tale of pigeons, obsession, and greed along coastal South Africa / by Frank, Matthew Gavin,author.(CARDINAL)559163;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 198-208).Prologue -- Msizi and His Bird -- Isaac Newton Co. -- Bartholomew Variation #1 -- Beyond the Pits of Alexander Bay -- Port Nolloth and the Halfway Desert -- Bartholomew Variation #2 -- Riding with the Faceless -- Driving to Kleinzee Amid Shipwrecks and Snakes -- Bartholomew Variation #3 -- New Rush and Kimberley: The De Beers Origin Story -- Beyond the Boom Gate, Touring the Erasure -- Bartholomew Variation #4 -- Pilgrims and the Mountain of Light: A Link Between Myth and Human History -- Odyssey to Die Houthoop -- Champagne and Death at Dark: The Origins of a Pigeon Obsession -- Bartholomew Variation #5 -- This Security Thing -- Bartholomew Variation #6 -- Epilogue.For nearly eighty years, a huge portion of coastal South Africa was closed off to the public. With many of its pits now deemed "overmined" and abandoned, American journalist Matthew Gavin Frank sets out across the infamous Diamond Coast to investigate an illicit trade that supplies a global market. Immediately, he is intrigued by the ingenious methods used in facilitating smuggling--particularly the illegal act of sneaking carrier pigeons onto mine property, affixing diamonds to their feet, and sending them into the air. Arrivign in Die Sperrgebiet ("The Forbidden Zone") is like entering an eerie ghost town, but people are willing--even eager--to talk to Frank. Soon he meets Msizi, a young diamond digger, and his pigeon, Bartholomew, who helps him steal diamonds. It's a deadly game: pigeons are shot on sight by mine security, and Msizi knows of smugglers who have disappeared because of their crimes. For this, Msizi blames "Mr. Lester," an evil tall-tale figure of mythic proportions. From the mining towns of Alexander Bay to Port Nolloth, throught the "halfway" desert, to Kleinzee's shores littered with shipwrecks, Frank investigates a long-overlooked story. Weaving interviews with local diamond miners who raise pigeons in secret with harrowing anecdotes from former heads of security, environmental managers, and vigilante pigeon hunters, Frank reveals how these feathered bandits became outlaws in nearly every mining town. Interwoven throughout this obsessive quest are epic legends in which pigeons and diamonds intersect, such as that of Krishna's famed diamond Koh-i-Noor, and that of the Cherokee serpent Uktena. In these strange connections, where truth forever tangles with the lore of centuries past, Frank is able to contextualize the personal grief that sent him and his wife, Louisa, on this enlightening journey across parched lands. Blending elements of reportage, memoir, and incantation, Flight of the Diamond Smugglers is a rare and remarkable portrait of exploitation and greed in one of the most dangerous areas of coastal South Africa. With insatiable curiosity, Frank "reminds us that the world is a place of wonder if only we look" (Toby Muse).
Subjects: True crime stories.; Diamond smuggling; Diamond mines and mining; Homing pigeons;
Available copies: 14 / Total copies: 14
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Ransom / by Reed, Terri,author.(CARDINAL)356444;
Subjects: Christian fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); Romance fiction.; Fiction.; U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; Antique dealers; Kidnapping; Diamond smuggling;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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