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The Chesapeake Heritage Conservancy presents an unique fundraiser to help save the historic Skipjack Martha Lewis. Jeweler's Mark is an exciting must read fictional thriller you won't put down.

A fictional thriller that reveals true secrets of the jewelry trade, Jeweler’s Mark is the story of a jewelry appraiser and artisan—with a passion for sailing the Chesapeake Bay—who becomes entangled with an underground investment syndicate, whose profits hinge on murder.

The first in the Crook Brook series by Vincent Lash, Jeweler’s Mark weaves suspense and humor into a provocative tale laced with eye-opening—and sometimes startling—facts about the world of jewels.

An exciting story—and yet in the end, the reader will be a wiser buyer and seller of jewelry.

Vincent Lash began his career in the jewelry trade in 1980, receiving the Graduate Gemologist designation from the Gemological Institute of America in 1982. He became an independent appraiser of jewelry and silver after establishing his company, PRAISERS, in 1986. In addition to appraising throughout the mid-Atlantic region, he writes articles and gives lectures about the jewelry trade.

Vincent has been captivated with writing throughout his life. He has cultivated his writing skills over 25 years, focusing on developing stories of fiction laced with facts.

Read an excerpt from Jeweler's Mark (in Adobe .pdf)

What Readers are Saying

"I couldn't wait to turn the page...same enthusiasm and excitement I have reading a Nora Roberts novel...and what I learned about jewelry...wow!"
- Lynn Kentner

"Fast moving...like a Tom Clancy novel...I didn't want to put it down."
- Myra Altschuler

"Vincent Lash has written a gem of a book...an exciting mystery...This is a can't-put-down thriller!"
- Edie Brownman

"I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed reading [Jeweler’s Mark]. I was very impressed. I really go caught up in the story and can't wait for future novels. Let me know when your next book comes out. I'm looking forward to reading Bloodstone and Oldest Profession both."
- Nancy Kirby

"Enjoyed the book. Will look forward to the next one!"
- Marypat Kyer

"You have made me a fan of yours. [I am] looking forward to your next book. This is my kind of book, full of mystery and suspense. A book you can't put down."
- Helen P. Suski

"I'm writing to tell you how much I enjoyed reading your book. I liked it so much that I stayed up late at night reading it and finished it in a few days. Your characters were interesting and fun to get to know. I also liked the jewelry aspect—I think people who aren't in the [jewelry] industry will find it very educational. I can't wait for your next book to see what Trustrum will be up to next."
- Kelli Nachbar

"I finished the book and enjoyed it very much. I look forward to the next one."
- Sheryl Eppink

"Best of luck with your book—the [prologue] was great. I'll take one."
- Bette Browning

"Enjoyed it very much."
- Catherine Schneider

"I am making it my book club selection. I know they will enjoy reading it."
- Nanette Monmonier Schweitzer

"Just wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed your first book. I will be interested in the next one!"
- Robynn Young

"Please send me three more copies of [Jeweler’s Mark] by Vincent Lash. I wish to give them as gifts. I'm sure [my relatives] will enjoy reading it. I should also like to be notified when the additional books of the Crook Book series by Mr. Lash are available."
- Morag M. Cole

Coming Soon

Second in the Crook Book Series

BLOODSTONE

Wholesalers on the road, carrying suitcases full of jewelry inventory, are being robbed and murdered at an alarmingly increased rate. In and around Washington and Baltimore matters worsen so that jewelry appraisers—mistaken as wholesalers—are added to the growing list of victims. While FBI and police agencies are consumed with preventing terrorist attacks, Colombian gangs, known for their crimes against American jewelers, are working overtime—until even Trustrum Crook finds himself struggling to survive.

Third in the Crook Book Series

OLDEST PROFESSION

“I’m telling you, what everybody thinks is the oldest profession puts the cart before the horse…because whoever the very first person in history was to do this thing surely had to have done it for jewelry. That’s why I always say, the jewelry trade is ahead of prostitution—though not by far,” said Trustrum Crook.

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