EAN: 9783347931565

THE CRADLE OF THE WHITE LIONESS - BEA ESCHEN GE...

Homeless Sofia Waters arrives at a hospital suffering from exhaustion and severe leg pain. She
meets Angela  who works for a charity  and tells her story of being a once famous children's
author who lost everything when her family took advantage of her financially.Sofia later meets
a dying woman named Avril  who gives her the key to her villa and instructions to find a
valuable diamond and have it appraised by a certain person.Sofia sets out to find the diamond
appraiser  but discovers that he has been murdered. She meets a man named Jamie Jamieson  who
was the appraiser's business partner and knows the identity of the killer. Together they work
to bring the killer to justice and expose a nationwide cartel of diamond dealers who buy
diamonds from clients at undervalued prices and sell them on the international market at much
higher prices.With Jamie's help and connections  the diamond is exhibited in galleries and
museums  and the Cradle of the White Lioness  Avril's estate  becomes a place for street
children and the homeless. Sofia takes over running the Cradle of the White Lioness and shares
her experience with the homeless  young and old.Yana and Timmy are two of the children seeking
refuge at Sofia's shelter. Yana was forced into an arranged marriage with her older cousin but
managed to escape with Timmy's help. While at the shelter  she becomes embroiled in a string of
puzzling dog killings. To help solve the case  Yana joins forces with detective Jack Renna  and
over time  the two develop a romantic connection.

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