Could the Jurassic Park movie become a reality? What did the “amber Gulag” look like? Why is a man dressed as a woman buried on the outskirts of a Roman cemetery? What is the “evening emerald” and can it fall from the sky? To which gem does the famous detective Vidocq owe his career? Where is the world's most glamorous dinosaur on display? Which stone starred in the film Titanic? Does the curse of the famous Hope Diamond really exist? After reading Victoria Finley's book, you will take a fascinating journey through the world of precious stones and learn the answers to these and many other questions. Wanting to reveal the secret of the box with gems, the restless English journalist traveled half the world. She visited Scotland, Australia, the USA, Mexico, Egypt, Japan, Burma, Sri Lanka and even Russia (although she was warned that it was very dangerous there, almost like in Brazil). And the result is a very entertaining book, in which scientific facts successfully coexist with romantic legends and mysterious stories.