Diamonds are For Cocktails

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Diamonds are For Cocktails (2022)
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Diamonds are For Cocktails (Front Cover)
Author Zarah also Zarah Maillard
Audio read by Zarah also Zarah Maillard
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SeriesFirst
SubjectBillionaire’s lifestyle in the French Riviera
Genre
PublisherE&R Publishers, New York
Publication date
2022
Media typePrint (hardcopy, paperback), ebook, audiobook
Pages218 (first edition)
ISBN 9781945674419

Diamonds are For Cocktails (2022) is the debut novel by American author and entertainer Zarah based in the decadent setting of the French Riviera, a known playground for the billionaires, and published on October 27, 2022, which has received an endorsement from Fox News, describing the book as a glitzy literary adventure where anything seems to go in the Côte d'Azur . [1] [2]

Contents

The murder mystery novel unveils the glamorous life of an enigmatic Monégasque diamond heiress Camille Rogers, [3] adopted as a baby, who struggles to reconcile with her past, and her unbreakable bond with her childhood companion James Hughes. Camille eventually reinvents herself and becomes more powerful than ever. [4] [2]

Summary

The story centers around the life of an adopted Monégasque diamond heiress Camille Rogers and her childhood best friend James Hughes living in Monaco and her glamorous billionaire lifestyle, jet-setting across the globe including from Paris to Hollywood, [5] and the fascination that ordinary people possess for the ‘rich and famous’ as some of the dominant factors in the novel. [6]

Camille Rogers becomes the envy of the world yet struggles to make sense of her life. Her close friend and confidant she grew up with James becomes her lifelong companion, who offers his support throughout her journey, while the pair fascinate the elites everywhere intriguing the aristocratic world. [2] Finding solace and fortitude from her childhood best friend was the basis of Camille's self-reinvention and rediscovery of herself as a form of escapism of her past where the plot is similarly viewed as Sunset Boulevard meets The Other Side of Midnight, which details the themes of betrayal, and love, physical and psychological abuse, violence, and human interest. [1] [4]

Meanwhile, random victims start to vanish, and plague the French Riviera town sending an alarm to both unsuspecting local French and the Beverly Hills Police Department (BHPD) authorities and communities. [5] The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), spearheaded by a near-retiree Special Agent Joe Carlton, launches an international manhunt in cooperation with other agencies including the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) in London and the Monaco Police Department for the notorious serial killer, which only deepens the crime-ridden mysteries that extend to the genres of suspense, mystery, thriller, and crime. [7]

Book quote

In 2022, Diamonds are For Cocktails was endorsed by Stephanie Nolasco, [8] an entertainment reporter at Fox News notable for her interviews with royalties including the real-life character in the novel Prince Albert II [9] who quoted the book, a glitzy literary adventure where anything seems to go in the Côte d'Azur. Its pages transport you to the coast's crystal-clear waters. Somehow, we're all invited to play. Mysteries are to be uncovered, but for readers, it's all part of the escapade. [2] [10]

Release and distribution

During its release, Diamonds are For Cocktails was featured on a billboard on Nasdaq Tower at the Times Square in New York in 2022. [9] [11] The book was distributed in over 40,000 online bookstores worldwide including Barnes & Noble, Amazon, and Walmart by Ingram Distributors, one of the largest book distributors in the United States. Audiobooks and e-books were brought to major online stores that included Amazon Kindle, Spotify, Apple Books, and Google Play. [12]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 Maillard, Zarah (August 2022). Diamonds are For Cocktails. ISBN   978-1-945674-39-6 . Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  3. ↑ "All Eyes On Zarah: Zarah Maillard Releases Galvanic New Single 'What Have We Become?'". Turtle Tempo Magazine. 23 November 2023. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
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  6. ↑ "Prince Albert of Monaco is a 'warm and welcoming' royal whose focus is on charity, not tabloid scrutiny: pal". Fox News. 17 December 2021. Retrieved Dec 28, 2021.
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  8. ↑ "Stephanie Nolasco". Fox News. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
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