The Empress Emerald

Jane G Harlond
Works of: Fiction

Leo Kazan is half Russian and half Indian, an orphan (or so he believes) and a talented linguist. He is also a thief, attracted like a magpie to everything that glitters. Leo becomes the protégé of Sir Lionel Pinecoffin, the District Political Officer in Bombay, who recognises Leo’s talents and turns him into a spy. From an early age, Leo is involved in international espionage, and diamond smuggling. He travels from India to Europe and Russia, but the most meaningful time in his life are a few stolen days with a girl named Davina, in London.

As the drums of war reverberate around the world for the second time in their lives, Leo begins to understand his past, and Davina turns to crime to survive. She and Leo must find a means to escape the old world and its ways in order to find their true identities – and each other. But Leo has acquired various enemies who want their revenge . . .

“An epic and enthralling novel of love and separation, betrayal and treachery . . . very cinematic, it is a rich tapestry of colour and characters.” Karen Maitland – author of The Falcons of Fire and Ice