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A review by cjeanne99
Diamond Solitaire by Peter Lovesey
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Peter Diamond - recently fired from his job as a security guard at Harrod’s, becomes involved in the life of the autistic child found hiding at Harrod’s. She has no identity papers and will not speak. Diamond is obsessed with finding her parents. He gets national publicity - which draws the attention of Mr. Yamagata, a well known sumo wrestler. He offers to bankroll Diamond’s investigation to finding Naomi’s parents. When a Japanese woman appears at the school where Naomi is staying, presenting her passport and a picture of Naomi, and whisking her away, Diamond goes off in pursuit.
Meanwhile, pharmaceutical firm Manflex is looking for their next breakthrough drug. They think they found it in a memory enhancing compound currently in review in Indianapolis. Vice Chairman Michael Leapman is fast-tracking the drug - in order to pay off the Gatti family the $$ he borrowed to boost the company. Chairman Manfred Flexner steps down, his son is appointed CEO - and the pieces begin to unravel.
As the plotlines of the Manflex memory drug and finding Naomi’s parents converge - Diamond has his hands full. With the help of Yamagata, financially and literally, he is able to track Naomi to New York City and then back to Yokohama.
Meanwhile, pharmaceutical firm Manflex is looking for their next breakthrough drug. They think they found it in a memory enhancing compound currently in review in Indianapolis. Vice Chairman Michael Leapman is fast-tracking the drug - in order to pay off the Gatti family the $$ he borrowed to boost the company. Chairman Manfred Flexner steps down, his son is appointed CEO - and the pieces begin to unravel.
As the plotlines of the Manflex memory drug and finding Naomi’s parents converge - Diamond has his hands full. With the help of Yamagata, financially and literally, he is able to track Naomi to New York City and then back to Yokohama.