Pat Tito

The Glitter Box Pat Tito

Her lifelong friend lying in a coffin, Annie ONeil snatches Cissy Ravens topaz brooch before the lid is shut. Julia Devlin, another friend, is shocked at Annies action. Later, Annie recalls the dream they had in their teens when they planned to become cat burglars. Hesitant at first, Julia finally joins forces in the planned ventures after a hellish ten days of babysitting. Velvel Chavivi is cursed by a personal devil. Disaster has followed him from his earliest years when he accidentally shattered a ten carat diamond he was about to cleave. He follows the women home after their first successful major theft and gains their sympathy after an accident. Both women are drawn to the pitiful man with no friends. The second heist involves Sukie Mae Fremonts rubies in Dallas, then Claudia Fanchons sapphires in New Orleans. They insist on emeralds for their collection and snatch Sam Cunigdorios emeralds in New York but Sam is a high ranking Mafia figure. The women learn the hard way that their luck can only last so long.