Stolen and believed lost for centuries, a prized crown jewel
from Louis XVI’s court surfaces at New York’s Plaza Hotel on the finger of a
European socialite. But when a well-informed cat burglar removes it from her
hotel room safe, the Jupiter will return to
circulation, sowing turmoil in the lives of all who come into its possession.
Five novellas follow the successive holders of the powerful yet
elusive diamond: Manhattan’s most agile jewel thief, whose current theft will
be his last; a Wall Street commodities desk chief obsessed with rare wines; a
self-styled parenting guru with a well-kept secret; an action movie producer
who dips his toe in the waters of European porn; and an aspiring American
novelist on sabbatical with his wife in Paris who has eyes for his flirtatious neighbor.
A vividly imagined international cast of characters; tight,
globetrotting action; and a bird’s eye view of our obsession with fame and
status color these five novellas about yearning, dreams, desire and the life of
objects.
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