Nikki Waters wanted to be a star. So she left her home in England, flew to Tokyo, and joined Japan’s top girl group as the lead singer. She was well on her way to fame and fortune until the night she
Detective Sally Chan is ready to head home for her first early night in six months when a stranger walks into Scotland Yard and asks for her by name. He gives her a message that makes her blood run co
In the basement vaults lie more than $8 billion worth of rough, uncut diamonds. Above, the most advanced security system in all of Europe. Yet somehow two men manage to break into the London headqua
China’s most famous movie star goes to London for a magazine photo shoot, and ends up at a construction site with a bullet in her brain. Her manager is missing, and Scotland Yard doesn’t know whether
Brian Cahill, a British investment banker, made 16 reasonably uneventful business trips to Bangkok. On the 17th he came home in a box. The Thai authorities say he died of natural causes, but there are
Clifford Watkins found two rather unusual ways to get rich. The first was a scam involving a diamond mine that had no diamonds, the second an exposé that laid bare the dirty secrets of the very indust
The YouTube video made a chilling threat:"Over the next ten days I will post the profiles of five people who have escaped justice. Every one of them deserves to die. You, the people, will decide
A rare blue diamond goes missing in London. A terrorist bomb explodes in Mumbai. A feud between brothers turns lethal. A mistress lies to the police to protect her lover. And a New York diamond dealer
This successful title, previously known as 'Building the 21st Century Home' and now in its second edition, explores and explains the trends and issues that underlie the renaissance of UK towns and cit
'Sustainable Urban Neighbourhood' explores the way that the UK’s towns and cities are changing at the turn of the millennium. Previously known as 'Building the 21st Century Home', the second edition o
The Academy of Urbanism was founded in 2006 with a mission to recognise, encourage and celebrate great places across the UK, Europe and beyond, and the people and organisations that create and sustain
Urban Identity is the second in the successful Learning from Place series that draws upon the wealth of experience in the Academy of Urbanism. This edition deals with the subject of urban identity and
Urban Identity is the second in the successful Learning from Place series that draws upon the wealth of experience in the Academy of Urbanism. This edition deals with the subject of urban identity and
