{"product_id":"book-vzon","title":"Diamond Fever!","description":"\u003cb\u003eA fun, high-stakes true crime story story set in the Wild West. Perfect for fans of MONA LISA VANISHES!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eSteve Sheinkin is more than an author―he’s a time traveler\u003c\/b\u003e whose deep research and fabulous writing whisk readers on thrilling rides through history. \u003cb\u003eKids will be transfixed\u003c\/b\u003e by this unbelievable-but-true story of Gilded Age diamond hunters, swindlers, and train robbers. It is one of my absolute favorites!\" ―\u003cb\u003eLauren Tarshis\u003c\/b\u003e, bestselling author of the I SURVIVED series\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eA rollicking―and well-researched―adventure story\u003c\/b\u003e… A sparkling accomplishment. \" ― \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLate one night two travel-weary miners, Philip Arnold and John Slack, show up at a businessman’s office in San Francisco. The miners seem nervous. They’ve got something that needs to be locked in a safe overnight. What is it? Well, that really has to stay secret, but it’s…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDIAMONDS!\u003c\/b\u003e And lots of them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHad these two miners just discovered America’s first diamond mine? Well, this \u003ci\u003eis\u003c\/i\u003e the Gold Rush era after all. Plenty of people are striking it rich. Anything is possible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen word of the find hits the streets, diamond fever sweeps the country. Wealthy investors are desperate to elbow Arnold and Slack aside and seize control―but can they persuade the miners to reveal the location of their bonanza? At the same time, thousands of prospectors fan out across the mountains and deserts of the West―will one of them find the site before greedy bankers grab everything for themselves?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this high-stakes Western adventure, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling and award-winning author Steve Sheinkin tells the true story of the Great Diamond Hoax of 1872, a rollicking tale of heists and hijinks, scams and scoundrels―and the last-minute triumph of a most unlikely hero.\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":66694051627312,"sku":"BDvzon","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/vzon-Square-cover.jpg?v=1778084222","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-vzon","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}