A fabulous diamond necklace becomes the catalyst for a labyrinth of lies when the wealthy and deceptive Lizzie Eustace refuses to relinquish it to her late husbands estate Claiming the jewels as a gift she navigates a series of thefts legal threats and romantic manipulations to keep her prize The novel operates as a biting satire on the legal profession and the superficiality of the upper classes where truth is often the first casualty Lizzie sta...