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11 Harrowhouse
The classic New York Times–bestselling tale of suspense and intrigue that takes readers behind the scenes of the secretive billion-dollar diamond business
From a centuries-old building on a narrow street in the heart of London, a firm known as the System, the world’s most lucrative and least-known cartel, maintains a stranglehold on the world’s diamonds. The company selects the stones a customer can buy and decides how much he must pay for the privilege. One dealer is tired of the game, and so he sets out to destroy the System forever.
With the help of his mistress, Chesser sketches a plan to infiltrate the offices at 11 Harrowhouse—and make off with every diamond the System owns. But this billion-dollar heist is not as simple as it seems, for the System is always watching.
From a centuries-old building on a narrow street in the heart of London, a firm known as the System, the world’s most lucrative and least-known cartel, maintains a stranglehold on the world’s diamonds. The company selects the stones a customer can buy and decides how much he must pay for the privilege. One dealer is tired of the game, and so he sets out to destroy the System forever.
With the help of his mistress, Chesser sketches a plan to infiltrate the offices at 11 Harrowhouse—and make off with every diamond the System owns. But this billion-dollar heist is not as simple as it seems, for the System is always watching.
396 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 1972
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Gerald A. Browne
18 books17 followersGerald Austin Browne (born 1924, in Connecticut, USA) is an American author and editor.
Browne was raised in Litchfield County, Connecticut. He attended the University of New Mexico, The Sorbonne and Columbia University, where he won several literary awards. His first novel, It's All Zoo, was written while he was living in Paris and working as a fashion photographer. His bestselling novels include 11 Harrowhouse, Green Ice, 19 Purchase Street, Stone 588, and Hot Siberian, several of which have been made into films. He lives in New York with his wife, Merle, a model and actress, as well as the co-author of a novel entitled The Ravishers.
Browne was raised in Litchfield County, Connecticut. He attended the University of New Mexico, The Sorbonne and Columbia University, where he won several literary awards. His first novel, It's All Zoo, was written while he was living in Paris and working as a fashion photographer. His bestselling novels include 11 Harrowhouse, Green Ice, 19 Purchase Street, Stone 588, and Hot Siberian, several of which have been made into films. He lives in New York with his wife, Merle, a model and actress, as well as the co-author of a novel entitled The Ravishers.
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