A suspenseful adventure involving the Van Der Byl diamond fortune, exploring complex familial conflict and rivalry, which was later adapted into a 1975 film ("The Kingfisher Caper") and a 2001 television miniseries.
A memoir interweaving the personal and political history of Owen Matthews’ family: his Russian mother, British father, and grandparents who lived under Stalin’s purges. The book portrays how private lives were shaped by totalitarian rule, exile, and cultural division across three generations.