The Red Diamond

Clarissa Stanford is distraught over her boyfriend's unsolved murder, but intuitively knows who killed him. Fear and denial plunge her into despair and paranoia, but not before penning a confession letter to best friend Talya Solomon. Clarissa's duplicity of not revealing the acquisition of a significant red diamond to her shady Russian boss has her fleeing for her life. After Talya learns the truth, the Russian-born gemologist invents a ruse involving Iwan Kowalski, an 87-year-old Polish industrialist whose diamond collection rivals the world's best. The cohorts arrange a private auction in Zürich using Kowalski's well-known, highly prized green diamond as bait to lure the killer into their lair. The Red Diamond takes you on a thrilling international chase from the shores of Malibu through the hills of Aspen, to the Bahnhofstrasse in Zurich, and finally to a Moscow penthouse office suite with state-of-the-art security. On the way, Talya must outwit police, Russian mafia bodyguards, Interpol agents, and her overprotective father, an ex-Mossad agent. Strength, guile, and ingenuity will not let her be thwarted.

Clarissa Stanford is distraught over her boyfriend's unsolved murder, but intuitively knows who killed him. Fear and denial plunge her into despair and paranoia, but not before penning a confession letter to best friend Talya Solomon. Clarissa's duplicity of not revealing the acquisition of a significant red diamond to her shady Russian boss has her fleeing for her life. After Talya learns the truth, the Russian-born gemologist invents a ruse involving Iwan Kowalski, an 87-year-old Polish industrialist whose diamond collection rivals the world's best. The cohorts arrange a private auction in Zürich using Kowalski's well-known, highly prized green diamond as bait to lure the killer into their lair. The Red Diamond takes you on a thrilling international chase from the shores of Malibu through the hills of Aspen, to the Bahnhofstrasse in Zurich, and finally to a Moscow penthouse office suite with state-of-the-art security. On the way, Talya must outwit police, Russian mafia bodyguards, Interpol agents, and her overprotective father, an ex-Mossad agent. Strength, guile, and ingenuity will not let her be thwarted.

Lisa Moreno is a gemologist and entrepreneur. Her writing career began with penning universal-themed poetry fifteen years ago. She was recognized for her poignant words and has enjoyed the spotlight on stage in Las Vegas as well as other venues. Lisa has two published poetry books to her credit, The Human Condition, Poetic Insights and Dreams Imagination & Destiny, A Poetic Journey. Ms. Moreno then made the quantum leap into writing mystery novels. Her first suspense, The Girls 'Til Death Do Us Part, a classic whodunit, offers twists and turns until its shocking end. Her second thriller, Ungodly Intent, involves a biologically-engineered, sexually-transmitted virus that's unleashed on the world with Biblical significance. The Red Diamond is Lisa Moreno's latest fast-paced thriller. This international adventure surrounds a mysterious red diamond. Murder and intrigue marks its path from the shores of Malibu to a penthouse suite in Moscow and a megalomaniac's insatiable need to possess it.