Rough Diamond

Des and Phil have retired to a luxurious life in the south of France when Scotland Yard arrives to put the squeeze on them. To avoid prison, the pair agrees to steal a priceless jewel despite the impenetrable security of Buckingham Palace.

Did the KGB really stash 8 million pounds' worth of gold somewhere in London before the end of the Cold War? With both MI6 and the Russians closing in on him, Des begins to wonder exactly who is scamming who.

An old friend's death leads Des to Jeremy Leyfield, a corporate consultant with a penchant for stealing pension funds. Determined to return some of the loot to the grieving mother, Des assembles a crack criminal team to infiltrate Leyfield's estate.