The King's Diamond by Will Whitaker

A gem merchant's obsession in Henry VIII's court.

Very Good Condition – Light shelf and edge wear with minor cover creasing; pages are lightly age toned and the binding remains firm.

England, 1527: while Europe descends into war and Henry VIII thinks only of the woman he's fallen for — Anne Boleyn — young jewel merchant Richard Dansey sees his chance. Determined to break free of his mother's grip on the family business, Richard sets off across Venice and Rome in pursuit of gems fine enough to win the king's favour, and finds himself drawn ever deeper into the murderous politics of the Tudor court along the way. Obsessed with acquiring one perfect diamond, and dangerously distracted by a love he can't shake, Richard's journey through Renaissance Europe's gem trade makes for a richly researched historical adventure of ambition, romance, and treachery.