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A sixteen-year-old girl receives a rare diamond from her father on his deathbed. It had been hidden for many years, but due to his fevered state, he never reveals how the diamond was obtained. Fearing it was stolen, she keeps it hidden, but suspects that it came from the same planet where he contracted his illness. With her father gone and the rift with her mother growing wider, she becomes a thief to support herself and creates a new identity. Never knowing her true name, she calls herself Kia and begins training as a translator.
While attempting to steal another gem to help her family, Kia is caught and sent to the place where her father became ill. Malem is a stark planet where the locals prefer to be left alone. Although they now have a vaccine for the CoVir plague, the community still lives in fear of another outbreak. Kia is sent as a translator and language teacher to one of the Select and must remain until the Select can converse comfortably with the locals. Select Agatha is a terrible student of languages and Kia fears that she will be trapped on this planet too long. If her secret is discovered it could mean her death.
Flawless-The Occasional Diamond Thief was one of those rare stories where I found myself hanging onto every word. McLachlan delivers a fast-paced, unpredictable story with perfectly-executed twists. Descriptions were succinct and epigrammatic with no room for boredom. It felt so real, it was almost like being in the theater with a surprise treat at the end. Much like the theater, once the credits have started to roll and the crowd starts to thin, there was a snippet at the end that you do not want to miss.
Book Stats:
- Paperback: 250 pages
- Publisher: EDGE Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing (May 15, 2015)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1770530754
- ISBN-13: 978-1770530751
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Summary : Flawless--The Occasional Diamond Thief was one of those rare stories where I found myself hanging onto every word. McLachlan delivers a fast-paced, unpredictable story with perfectly-executed twists. Descriptions were succinct and epigrammatic with no room for boredom. It felt so real, it was almost like being in the theater with a surprise treat at the end. Much like the theater, once the credits have started to roll and the crowd starts to thin, there was a snippet at the end that you do not want to miss.
