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When a poor art student in New York City discovers a duffel bag of diamonds amid the chaos of an attack at Grand Central Terminal, he realizes he has walked into a deadly game. The mysterious killer, nicknamed the Ghost, is after the stolen gems and sees the student as his gateway. Co‑written with Marshall Karp, the thriller delves into the cutthroat world of diamond smuggling and the shadowy figures who profit from it.
First publish date: 2011
Genre: Suspense/Action Suspense
Authors: James Patterson
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