Diamond

Erica Redfern is a high-school senior from aprominent California family, and the worldis hers. But when her parents plan a secondhoneymoon in Paris and send Erica toWashington, DC, to stay with agrandmother she barely knows, the naïveseventeen-year old gets lured into a world ofdrug-trafficking, mob hits, sexual assault,and homicide.Erica is shocked to find that Diamond looksand acts nothing like a typical grandmotherand is the owner of a wildly popular radiostation. Erica is motivated by hergrandmother''s accomplishments, but herlife is derailed when she falls into afriendship with college sophomore MeaganShanahan, the chauffeur''s niece, whoattempts to entrap Erica in a shady schemeonly to become a victim herself.Before long Erica is dating Justin Black, aknown drug dealer, and falling deep into acriminal world far away from her elite lifeon the West Coast. When her parents aresuddenly killed, Erica tries valiantly tomaintain a sense of normalcy and finish herfinal year of high school, all the whiletangled up with the seamier side of life inthe nation''s capital.Diamond: A Girls'' Best Friend is an intensetale of chance, luck, and survival withaction, crime, and suspense.