The Mysterious Mr Jacob'One of the most exciting narrative histories to come out of India.' William Dalrymple It was a scandal that rocked the highest echelons of the British Raj. In 1891, a notorious jeweller and curio dealer from Simla offered to sell the world's largest brilliant cut diamond to the fabulously wealthy Nizam of Hyderabad. If the audacious deal succeeded, it would set the merchant up for life. But the transaction went horribly wrong. The Nizam accused him