The Diamond King

The Diamond King

Author: Vlad Kahany, V. Kahany Listening Length: 15h 51m

The Great Gatsby meets Peaky Blinders… How does a street thief become a king? When Drasko, a nine-year-old thief from the slums, is presented with a once-in-a-lifetime offer, life takes him to a far-away land on the hunt for diamonds. Twenty years later, Drasko Mawr, now the wealthiest diamond miner in the world, come...

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The party soon moved to the dining room. The first several courses brought in the smell of exotic spices.

“Our chefs are at war, you see,” Drasko explained the mix of traditional dishes and the Indian ones, though Grace’s mind stuck to the word “our.” “One cook is a master of South Indian cuisine. The other chef is English and is on the brink of quitting because he cannot learn the dozens of spices that our other cook has on the shelves.” The guests laughed.

“Everything in this life is a negotiation, a war at the start until the peace treaty is made.” His smiling eyes met Grace’s.