Stone Cold

**David Root, an American ex-serviceman had returned to London.**

His father had died and he is now in charge of the estate.

Once he arrives his old friend – and ex-colleague – Jeremy gets in touch.

Jeremy has set up a security firm, FHS, and wants David to work for him.

Initially Jeremy contracts David to do some bodyguard work, but then something a little more interesting arises ...

A client wants FHS to track down the source of the extremely rare and valuable ‘Uzbek diamond’.

And before he knows it, David himself is in possession of it.

As he mulls over his future as a millionaire, he contemplates the extraordinary series of events leading to his current, apparently enviable situation.

He is in possession of a beautiful, captivating, and mysterious stone.

But what is its history?

Where did it come from?

Why does no one in the diamond trade know anything about its provenance?

And why has it passed from one owner to another over a relatively short period of time?

David’s search for the diamond’s provenance takes him across Europe and the USA, as he tries to trace the diamond back to its origin.

Each owner he comes across has had an unpleasant fate befall them, leaving him to believe there is a curse attached to the jewel.

Will David succumb to the same fate as his predecessors?

Will he ever solve the mystery of the curse?

Or will his trail go stone cold ...?

*Stone Cold* will take you through the streets of London’s business heart, to the mountains of Switzerland, and off around the world. David Root, a former army officer turned security operative, is on a mission where he will encounter danger, beauty, and sometimes passion – but which will always be dominated by his determination to succeed ...

Praise for Norman Moss

“Vivid…a gripping account of the historic opening months of World War Two.” – **WASHINGTON POST **

“Engaging . . . a must for anyone supposing that American involvement in World War II began with Pearl Harbor.” — **BOOKLIST **

“A terrific history of a little-understood moment when freedom faced its darkest hour.” — **NEW REPUBLIC **

**Norman Moss** is also the author of *Nineteen Weeks: America, Britain, and the Fateful Summer of 1940.*

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