Marybeth, Hollister & Jane
About
A legendary diamond, a booby-trapped clock, and a town whose secrets are worth killing for.
When a crew of elite art and jewel thieves descends on the sleepy river town of Callicoon, New York, they bring precision, menace, and a single-minded mission: find the Eagle Diamond. Stolen from the Museum of Natural History in the 1960s and never recovered, the fabled stone is rumored to be hidden in a grandfather clock—an antique rigged to explode if touched by the wrong hands. But as the thieves close in, the town’s quaint facades and friendly smiles begin to crack, and the hunt for a gem becomes a collision course with the past.
Whispers become accusations, alliances fracture, and long-buried betrayals claw their way to daylight as locals and outsiders circle the same prize. In a place where everyone is sure they know their neighbors—and just as sure they can outsmart their enemies—each move tightens the fuse. With the clock ticking toward detonation, the real question isn’t who will find the Eagle Diamond, but whose secrets will survive the blast. In a finale as ruthless as it is inevitable, truth is currency, greed is contagious, and justice has a price no one wants to pay. In the end, just who gets what?
Perfect for readers who devour the razor-edged suspense and small-town secrets of Harlan Coben, Lisa Jewell, and Ruth Ware.
Praise for this book
There was a lot going on in this book. There are 3 different main characters who each have their own backstory and issues. I think that the author does a great job of balancing those characters and their individual journeys.
It’s an up and down roller-coaster of a story when you are going back and forth, but in a good way. It keeps you flipping pages as you are trying to keep up.
I was pleasantly surprised by how invested I became in the mystery and plot and how quickly I was invested as well.
Great piece of writing.
Kudos to Vera Jane Cook, I wasn’t able to figure out the mystery before the end!
This book completely captivated me. I was in it from the beginning and hanging on every word along the way.
Such a great cast of characters with a wide range of personalities that made reading about them fun.
The book’s well-written with well-rounded characters, the story is quite intriguing and unique.