Violet and her sidekick, Garth, are staying in a Parisian hotel with her parents when valuable jewels are stolen from guests. Never one to pass up an adventure, Violet is soon hot on the trail of the suspected diamond takers...!
I discovered this book by accident in a clearance section of a bookstore. I'm always very happy to find a new YA series. This one is British, set in Paris and Monte Carlo sometime between 1901 and 1910, since "King Edward" is mentioned and I believe that is the years he reigned on England's throne. Despite being bound by the conventions of the time, 14 year-old Lady Violet and her American friend Garth investigate the thefts of diamonds from peers of her parents' realm in glamorous Monte Carlo.