Displaying 1 of 1 2024 Title: The King of Diamonds : the search for the elusive Texas jewel thief Author: Pederson, Rena, author. Edition: First Pegasus Books cloth edtion. Format: Book Publisher, Date: New York : Pegasus Crime, 2024. ©2024 Description: xvi, 400 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), color map, portraits ; 24 cm Summary: "As a string of high profile jewel thefts went unsolved during the Swinging Sixties, the press dubbed the elusive thief "the King of Diamonds" because he eluded police and the FBI for more than a decade"-- Provided by publisher. Subjects: Jewelry theft -- Texas -- Dallas. Burglary -- Texas -- Dallas. Elite (Social sciences) -- Texas -- Dallas -- 20th century. Criminal psychology. Dallas (Tex.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century. Genre: True crime stories. Contents: Part one: The phantom strikes -- Part two: The hunters -- Part three: The culture of complicity -- Part four: The beautiful people -- Part five: Night moves -- Part six: The suspects -- Part seven: Case closed. ISBN 9781639366057 Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Find It Map It Suggestions and more Large Cover Image Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1
