Two friends—journalist Masha and doctor Lena—come to the French Riviera. They plan to celebrate Lena’s birthday at the hotel where their favorite writer, Scott Fitzgerald, once lived. But during dinner, they unexpectedly become witnesses to the theft of an antique necklace that even the writer’s wife used to wear. And then they get pulled into a dangerous whirlwind of the “Pink Panther” gang’s hunt for a mystical diamond… Ninety years ago, on the Riviera in France, other passions raged here: love, jealousy, rivalry between Hemingway and Fitzgerald. All of this turned the lives of the circle of celebrities, gathered at their place by wealthy patrons the Murphys, into a bright fireworks display… And yet two such different times are linked by one secret—the disappearance of the diamond that belonged to Marie Antoinette. Who will find it—and at what cost? A detective intrigue running through Natalie Lebedeva’s high-stakes novels stitches together two layers of the narrative: events of today and long-standing historical mysteries connected to every crime. And by following the adventurous plot, the reader will be able to sense the atmosphere and distinctiveness of other countries, learning many interesting details from local life. Such novels are great to read on vacation, during trips, and on long evenings—because there’s plenty of sea and sun, and the action takes place on islands and resorts.