Money Stones [Mass Market Paperback]

Ian St. James (Author)

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Canada, Limited (1989)
• ASIN: B000J67E18
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

More About the Author

Ian St James, according to the press, was a millionaire at the age of thirty, when the merchant bank backing his enterprises collapsed and took his business with it. In the years afterwards he started a management consultancy and later turned it into a small investment house. In 1977 he retired to write full time and published eight best-selling novels; The Money Stones, The Balfour Conspiracy, Winner Harris, The Killing Anniversary, Final Resort, Justice, Vengeance and Cold New Dawn.

He also started the wildly successful Ian St James awards launching the careers of several published authors.

2012 sees the return of Ian St James as he brings his novels to the Kindle, introducing a new audience to his explosive mix of passion and adventure.

"Ian St James has the gift of story telling" THE TIMES

"Crisp writing, strong escalating plot" THE OBSERVER

"Irresistible" NEW YORK TIMES

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars Diamonds are the Perfect Lure, October 18, 2010

By 

Nash Black "Troubadour" (Jamestown, KY) - See all my reviews
(VINE VOICE)   

This review is from: The Money Stones (Hardcover)

Ian St. James creates the perfect lure for an ambitious accountant in THE MONEY STONES. Mike Townsend is slowly climbing the ladder in the banking industry, but when the chance occurs to move out on his own he follows Rupert Hallsworth to a new career.

The partnership is running very well when Hallsworth suggests a new venture in mining diamonds of an island owned by Aristotle Pepalasis. Mike is more than ready to listen to a scheme that can garner a great score of wealth in one fell swoop.

A fast read with plenty of undercurrents.

Nash Black, SINS OF THE FATHERS

4.0 out of 5 stars Gripping, devious and interesting, April 4, 2000

By 

Brian Darmanin (Malta - Europe) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Money Stones (Hardcover)

I read The Money Stones in one go. It's not a difficult book to read and although some of the characters are manipulated by the author to achieve his aim, I believe that the story flows very well and it's twists and turns, crosses and double crosses are handled in a very expert manner. One would almost think that the author has personal experience of such shenanigans. The story is about a confidence trick, somewhere along the lines of Jeffery Archer's Not a Penny More Not a Penny Less, with the exception that the story unfolds not out of revenge but out of greed. I enjoyed reading this book very much and if you're looking for a book that is entertaining and written in an easy style then this is the book for you.