Diamond Fever!

<p><b>A fun, high-stakes true crime story story set in the Wild West, featuring spot art and comics throughout. Perfect for fans of MONA LISA VANISHES!</b> <br><br>"<b>Steve Sheinkin is more than an author-he's a time traveler</b> whose deep research and fabulous writing whisk readers on thrilling rides through history. <b>Kids will be transfixed</b> by this unbelievable-but-true story of Gilded Age diamond hunters, swindlers, and train robbers. It is one of my absolute favorites!" -<b>Lauren Tarshis</b>, bestselling author of the I SURVIVED series<br><br>"<b>A rollicking-and well-researched-adventure story</b>... A sparkling accomplishment. " - <i>Kirkus</i>, <b>starred review </b><br><br>Late 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...<br><b><br>DIAMONDS!</b> And lots of them.<br><br>Had these two miners just discovered America's first diamond mine? Well, this <i>is</i> the Gold Rush era after all. Plenty of people are striking it rich. Anything is possible.<br><br>When 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?<br><br><b>In this page-turning, high-stakes western adventure, New York Times 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.</b></p>