John Diamond

Name: John Diamond
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Leon Garfield
ISBN: 9781490608174

Author: Leon Garfield

Narrator: Ron Keith

Unabridged: 5 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 11/22/2013

Categories: Children's Fiction

Synopsis

'My father, that stern and upright man, was nothing but a swindler and a thief!' What is the matter with old Mr Jones? Endless footsteps and low groans can be heard from his room in the dead of night. Only his son William knows the a terrible secret: his father betrayed his business partner Mr Diamond, and swindled him out of a great fortune. William resolves to go to London, find Mr Diamond and make amends. But the murky big city, with its sinister characters and treacherous back streets, is no place for a boy of twelve. And Mr Diamond's own son is not the sort of person to forgive and forget. Danger and deceit lie waiting …

Reviews

Goodreads review by Chris on February 17, 2023

Captivating storyline, which twists and turns, with engaging Dickensian characters and a truly admirable ... if naive hero. Above all, Leon Garfield's description of the historical and criminal labyrinths of London, engaged me as a reader throughout the main action. The ending is a pleasing resoluti......more

Goodreads review by Jack on July 26, 2020

I haven't read a Leon Garfield book for years, and I'd never read this one before, but it had the usual terrifying grimness and perfectly conjured Dickensian London of scary urchins, grasping lawyers, and inpenetrable fog. Good stuff.......more

Goodreads review by John on December 29, 2019

I first heard about Leon Garfield in an essay by Philip Pullman. John Diamond is a forgotten classic. A brilliantly written tale told with a jaunty, crooked good humor. Can’t wait to read more by the author.......more

Goodreads review by Hannah on February 11, 2018

Not as good as the first Garfield book I read (Smith). The plot was simple and the protagonist/narrator was boring and kind of a pushover.......more

Goodreads review by AFMasten on December 09, 2020

A surprisingly funny and exciting story. Wonderfully steeped in Dickensian England. I'm writing about a dancer named John Diamond, so picked the book up on a whim. What a pleasure. I'll definitely read other Leon Garfield books!......more