Book review: The Yellow Diamond

AUTHOR and journalist Andrew Martin whisks us into the world of London’s super-rich, for this sophisticated tale of money laundering, jewel theft and murder.

It opens with the shooting of a top detective investigating the shady dealings of billionaires.

Enter his successor Detective Inspector Blake Reynolds, low-key, calm and not a cliché in sight, who makes a likeable and believable hero.

Having penned nine thrillers featuring Jim Stringer, a railway-man-turned cop and various other books, Andrew Martin proves once again he can tell a rattling good yarn.

He also raises thought-provoking questions about why so many of us are enthralled by brands and the trappings of wealth.

The Yellow Diamond

Andrew Martin

Faber & Faber, £14.99; ebook, £5.69