| The Property of a Lady Contributor(s): Adler, Elizabeth (Author) |
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ISBN: 0440613795 ISBN-13: 9780440613794 Publisher: Random House Publishing Group OUR PRICE: $25.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1991 Annotation: The magnificent Ivanoff emerald: It surfaced at Christie's at Geneva, "The Property of a Lady"--a lady now sought by powerful men intent on seizing a legacy that could tilt the world balance of power . . . The terrifying Ivanoff secret: She lived like a pauper with a royal ransom in gems, determined to carry her secret to the grave . . . until an act of love and a public auction brought the world--and the curse--to her door . . . The last of the Ivanoffs--pawns in a deadly game: The royal gems are merely the lure to the hidden billions for which nations are willing to kill. The last of the Ivanoffs should have died in 1917. Now, two generations later, they are the prize--and the prey . . . From war-torn Russia to New York's teeming Lower East Side . . . from Ziegfeld's Broadway and the Hollywood of the moguls to contemporary Washington, Geneva, and Berlin, Elizabeth's Adler's novel of passion, power, and royal privilege will command your attention to the very last page. "From the Paperback edition. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Thrillers - Suspense - Fiction | Sagas - Fiction | Historical - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 1.29" H x 6" W x 9" (1.85 lbs) 576 pages |
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| Publisher Description: The magnificent Ivanoff emerald: It surfaced at Christie's at Geneva, The Property of a Lady--a lady now sought by powerful men intent on seizing a legacy that could tilt the world balance of power . . . The terrifying Ivanoff secret: She lived like a pauper with a royal ransom in gems, determined to carry her secret to the grave . . . until an act of love and a public auction brought the world--and the curse--to her door . . . The last of the Ivanoffs--pawns in a deadly game: The royal gems are merely the lure to the hidden billions for which nations are willing to kill. The last of the Ivanoffs should have died in 1917. Now, two generations later, they are the prize--and the prey . . . From war-torn Russia to New York's teeming Lower East Side . . . from Ziegfeld's Broadway and the Hollywood of the moguls to contemporary Washington, Geneva, and Berlin, Elizabeth's Adler's novel of passion, power, and royal privilege will command your attention to the very last page. |