Charged!

The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau: A Novel by Kristin Harmel     

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Told in time frames between 1942 Paris and 2018 Washington, the story of Colette Marceau, her life, her sorrows and her causes, unveils dramatically.

Now nearly ninety, a sprightly woman, she beholds the photo of a bracelet that’s part of an upcoming exhibition in Washington D.C. Studded with diamonds it’s one of a pair that linked together to form the whole, “a constellation of flawless diamonds.” It was lost during the war along with Colette’s four year old sister Liliane. Colette has the matching bracelet.

Colette comes from a long line of jewel thieves where the tradition is to rob from the unjust and give to the poor and needy. That’s just what Colette and her mother did. Took valuable stolen jewellery from the Nazis, collaborators, and traitors, to fund the underground.

Now Liliane’s bracelet has reappeared and our octogenarian will let nothing get in her way of truth.

What a muddy mess it all is but with help from old and new friends the story will out—spectacularly!

Once more Harmel treats us to a quest tale filled with drama, intrigue and sadness—until the sun breaks through the clouds.

As promised by the designer, “The diamonds would live on. They always do.”

A Gallery Books ARC via NetGalley.                                              

Many thanks to the author and publisher.

Please note: Quotes taken from an advanced reading copy maybe subject to change.