The Final Cut by Catherine Coulter 449 pages

This is a fast paced thriller that takes the reader from New York to Washington D. C. to Paris to London and points beyond.  It is a quick read due to the short chapters and the fact that it is hard to put down. The Koh-i-Noor diamond is on display at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art in the Queen Mother's Crown, on loan from England.  Inspector Elaine York, sent to guard the Crown Jewels is found murdered.  Her partner, Nicholas Drummond comes to help the FBI investigate her murder....and the thrill ride begins.  An international art thief, known as the Fox, is behind the theft.  FBI  Special Agent Michela (Mike) Caine joins with Drummond as they lay their lives on the line, several times, to retrieve the diamond.  In fact, their efforts are almost super-human. Barely excaping a bomb blast one day, out of the hospital and back on the trail the next, only to be shot at, etc! 
I enjoyed the thrill ride but was a little disappointed in the
Sci-fi/Fantasy aspect of this book.  I know Catherine Coulter writes the occaisional romance, but personally, I wish she would just stick to her FBI thrillers.