The Diamond Takers

ISBN-10: 1416901000
ISBN-13: 9781416901006
Category: Juvenile Fiction
Pages: 240
Language: English
Published: 2007-04-02
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's UK
Author: Karen Wallace

Description

Violet and her sidekick, Garth, are staying in a Parisian hotel with her parents when valuable jewels are stolen from guests. Never one to pass up an adventure, Violet is soon hot on the trail of the suspected diamond takers...!

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