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New book shares the scandalous true story of ‘The Mysterious Mr Jacob’
It was a famous scandal that rocked the highest echelons of the British Raj. In 1891, a notorious jeweller and curio dealer offered to sell the world’s largest brilliant-cut diamond to the fabulously wealthy Nizam of Hyderabad. If the deal succeeded it would set the merchant up for life. But the transaction went horribly wrong. The Nizam accused him of fraud, triggering a sensational trial in the Calcutta High Court that made headlines around the world. The new book by John Zubrzycki, The Mysterious Mr Jacob: Diamond merchant, magician & spy (Transit Lounge $29.99), tells the astonishing true story. Now available at all good book stores and online at
