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"Praise for Rena Pederson ""Writing a biography of a living legend is never easy, especially when the living legend is legendarily inaccessible. A fascinating biography.""-- ""The Dallas Morning News"" ""A riveting story. Complex and sweeping.""-- ""Booklist, starred review"" ""An ambitious and necessary work.""-- ""The Cleveland Plain Dealer"""

"“A simply riveting whodunit—dramatic, thrilling and sometimes hilarious, as a daring cat burglar in the 1960s outwits the cops and plunders the wealthiest mansions of Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas. Perhaps what’s most amazing is that the story is all true. The veteran journalist Rena Pederson takes us on a wild ride through that now almost forgotten era. After years of research, she also identifies who could have been the King of Diamonds. Pederson has produced a true crime tour de force.” -- <B>Skip Hollandsworth, author of <I>The Midnight Assassin</I> and executive editor at <I>Texas Monthly</I></B> “This book is irresistible, not just because of the waves of suspense and surprise it so expertly surfs, but because it’s such an authoritative summoning of Dallas’s crazy Gilded Age. Rena Pederson is a relentless reporter but such a storyteller that you feel that she’s spinning out this can-you-believe-it tale from a cozy booth at the Cipango Club.” -- <B>Stephen Harrigan, New York Times bestselling author of <I>The Gates of the Alamo</I>, and of <I>Big Wonderful Thing: A History of Texas</I></B> Praise for Rena Pederson “Writing a biography of a living legend is never easy, especially when the living legend is legendarily inaccessible. A fascinating biography."" * <I>The Dallas Morning News</I> * ""An ambitious and necessary work."" * <I>The Cleveland Plain Dealer</I> * ""A riveting story.  Complex and sweeping."" * <I>Booklist</I>, starred review *"

"“Dallas has long promoted an image of pious country clubbers with big cars and big hair. But the city also has been home to a groaning underbelly of thieves, hustlers, racketeers, and other assorted felons. With King of Diamonds, Rena Pederson has joined these two worlds, and she has done so with verve, style, and astonishing historical detail.  Going back decades, she cracks open a long-forgotten vault of amazing cat-burglar grabs and incredible escapades. When it comes to high-dollar jewelry heists, this book is pure gold.""  * <B>Doug J. Swanson, author of <i>Blood Aces: The Wild Ride of of Benny Binion, the Texas Gangster Who Created Vegas Poker</i></B> * “A simply riveting whodunit—dramatic, thrilling and sometimes hilarious, as a daring cat burglar in the 1960s outwits the cops and plunders the wealthiest mansions of Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas. Perhaps what’s most amazing is that the story is all true. The veteran journalist Rena Pederson takes us on a wild ride through that now almost forgotten era. After years of research, she also identifies who could have been the King of Diamonds. Pederson has produced a true crime tour de force.” -- <B>Skip Hollandsworth, author of <I>The Midnight Assassin</I> and executive editor at <I>Texas Monthly</I></B> “This book is irresistible, not just because of the waves of suspense and surprise it so expertly surfs, but because it’s such an authoritative summoning of Dallas’s crazy Gilded Age. Rena Pederson is a relentless reporter but such a storyteller that you feel that she’s spinning out this can-you-believe-it tale from a cozy booth at the Cipango Club.” -- <B>Stephen Harrigan, New York Times bestselling author of <I>The Gates of the Alamo</I>, and of <I>Big Wonderful Thing: A History of Texas</I></B> Praise for Rena Pederson “Writing a biography of a living legend is never easy, especially when the living legend is legendarily inaccessible. A fascinating biography."" * <I>The Dallas Morning News</I> * ""An ambitious and necessary work."" * <I>The Cleveland Plain Dealer</I> * ""A riveting story.  Complex and sweeping."" * <I>Booklist</I>, starred review *"

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Rena Pederson is an award-winning journalist, accomplished TED speaker, and author of five books. During her career, she has interviewed newsmakers ranging from Margaret Thatcher to Fidel Castro and Jane Goodall as well as five U.S. Presidents. She served on the Pulitzer Prize Board for nine years.  As Vice President and Editorial Page Editor at The Dallas Morning News, she received national recognition. During that time, Texas Monthly described Pederson as one of the most powerful women in Texas. Pederson also served as a Senior Speechwriter and Advisor for Strategic Communications at the U.S. Department of State. Her first book What’s Next? was featured on the Oprah Winfrey television show and her book, The Burma Spring, was featured in the Los Angeles Book Festival and the Texas Book Festival. 

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