Books in the Charlie Robertson Thrillers series

Brilliant Cut is the sequel to ‘Rough Cut’, where the newly married Charlie Robertson continues his struggle to establish his international diamond business, but now having enemies more determined than ever trying to stop him.  Two South African murderers, Jan Kruger and Marius Botha were outplayed by Charlie in Rough Cut and now will go to almost any lengths to prevent Robertson Mining ever selling diamonds. But Kruger and Botha look like Florence Nightingale compared to the evil but highly intelligent Konrad Lubbe, the ex-Stasi Colonel now out to make Charlie pay, and pay dearly. Fortunately, Charlie has his lifelong friend Jack Foster as his Head of Security to help protect him, supported by Sir Alan Kingston running his state-of-the-art diamond cutting and finishing business, Groots & Co, in London.  But to make matters even worse, Groots Finance Manager, Elizabeth Jenkins, discovers that diamonds are missing in London. Charlie’s journey ranges from Mt Robertson in Australia’s Kimberley, to London, Hong Kong, New York, and Paris, trying to outplay his enemies as well as satisfying the hedonistic desires of the super-rich to own the world’s most desirable diamonds, pink diamonds…

Pink diamonds, the rarest, most expensive diamonds on earth, bring out the worst in people. Desire always... Corruption inevitably... Murder as a matter of course...Charlie Robertson went from penniless Cockney kid dodging the Nazi bombing raids, to successful businessman lying in a coma in St Thomas's hospital in London, all because of pink diamonds. They drew him into a world of corrupt Government officials, sleazy international bankers, a global diamond monopoly, South African killers, and a ruthless ex-Stasi Colonel which nearly killed him.They also made him half a billion pounds.