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"Forgotten Diamond"
An unusual format for a thriller mystery. The present meets the past and vice versa. We enter a world of sophistication, which manifests intrigue, jealousy, greed and financial shenanigans in the guise of the Lloyd's Names’ scandal. The world of finance, private banking and the rarified world of auction houses combine with the new Russia and pirate entrepreneurs. The authors peel away the layers of sophistication of the characters to reveal the real motivations of the players, their foibles, snobbery and deceits. Such insights reveal an intimate knowledge only available to the well informed with accustomed access to the higher and cozy echelons of finance, “London... More > clubdom” and privilege.

We mere mortals learn that in such a rarified arena skullduggery, envy, and dishonesty are in plentiful supply. Were this not a work of fiction such observations might be construed as a breaking of the ranks within the world of the haves in the City of London. As it is the story line leads us in and out with such skill that it is only after we have finished a very good read, that we become aware that we have been given a sardonic snapshot of London, City of Finance.

The book itself is well written and full of twists and turns…. thoroughly entertaining and informative to boot. From the City to Camino of the Santiago de Compostela Pilgrimage there is never a dull minute! I enjoyed it immensely and came away with a feeling of sagacity …probably undeserved but such cleverly intertwined and subliminal observations did not really allow me not to. Isn’t that what a book is supposed to do?

I think I am going to have to read it twice!
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"Forgotten Diamond" Bother.
I have a long journey ahead of me and I should really have enjoyed this book to make me forget being uncomfortable.
As it is I had to finish it once I had started: so many twists and turns, so many cliff-hangers, such fascinating insights into unknown worlds of business, insurance, secret services and the Road to Compostela.
Well, I shall still take it with me on my journey and read it all over again.
Shirleyanne Cumberlege

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this well written, researched and exciting story which strongly holds your attention to the last unexpected page. It is an excellent plot and I recommend it to all. In addition anyone who lived through the recent Lloyds' asbestos trauma will find an extra reason for wanting to read it.

"Forgotten Diamond" A great adventure accross Europe and into the City financial world, all with so much detail that the authors seem to have lived through all of it!

"What a story" You don't expect a book you by randomly on the internet to be that good. The Forgotten Diamond kept me wanting to read further, chapter after chapter. It's both a voyage in time and space, and has political implications as well. Definitely well worth reading!