“A thrilling read this, the dual narrative with its vivid contrasts makes for a terrifying chiaroscuro. Bravo!” –Kerry Greenwood, author of the Corinna Chapman series In late-1930s Europe, not everyone is attentive enough to see what the future holds—certain war. In Prague, however, prescient Jaroslav Blaschka is desperate to transport his family’s wealth beyond the reach of the Nazis. In New York, Lynn Fontanne and Alfred Lunt are still confident enough to travel on their annual trek to Paris. As these three lives come closer and closer together, they are all pulled into Hitler’s maelstrom, encountering a multitude of terrors and horrors. Once their paths cross, the Lunts attempt to carry out Jaroslav’s wishes, while he disappears into the turbulence and looming death of World War II Europe. Moving from Czechoslovakia, Germany, France, England, New York City, and, ultimately, to Ten Chimneys, the Lunts’ Wisconsin home, Lynn and Alfred must face the final showdown with Hitler’s henchmen, struggling to survive while hoping against hope Jaroslav will do the same. "A thrilling read this, the dual narrative with its vivid contrasts makes for a terrifying chiaroscuro. Bravo!" -Kerry Greenwood, author of the Corinna Chapman series "Mary Ann Noe's latest Lynn and Alfred tale, Glass Flowers and Diamond Stickpins, reads like Agatha Christie's Tommy and Tuppence characters turned celebrity actors!" -Cam Torrens, award-winning author of the Tyler Zahn suspense series "Glass Flowers and Diamond Stickpins is a breakneck-paced thriller that moves between the beautiful and dying world of Art Deco Europe, and the expanding threat of Nazi Germany." -Del Blackwater, author of Dead Egyptians After earning Bachelor and Master's degrees, Mary Ann Noe spent 29 years in Waukesha classrooms, first teaching 7th grade language arts and social studies, followed by high school English and psychology. Upon retirement, she joined a writing workshop where she reinvented herself as an author. Mary Ann publishes novels through Black Rose Writing. Her non-fiction essays and poetry are in numerous print and online magazines. She spends time reading anything she can get her hands on, writing, and baking (and eating the results). Happily enjoying their grandchildren, she and her husband reside in Wisconsin where she watches with dismay as the deer eat the flowers in the garden. Learn more at www.maryannnoe.com.