Flawless is P.C. Schneirla’s debut novel. Peter is a well-known presence in the diamond, gemstone, and luxury goods industries, having built his career in those arenas over the course of the last four decades. A recognized jewelry and gemstone expert, he can often be seen striding from one meeting to the next in New York City’s famed Diamond District. He is a unique bon vivant, a charismatic and charming personality, and a true Renaissance Man in terms of his abilities, interests, and pursuits.

Peter has spent half of his career in the jewelry industry as an entrepreneur and half at international luxury brands. He has owned and operated his own business, P.C Schneirla, Inc. (schneirla.com) for over 30 years, and he has also held notable corporate positions, serving most recently as the Vice Chairman of Harry Winston and the Chief Gemologist of Tiffany & Co.

Peter holds a Graduate Gemologist Degree from the Gemological Institute of America and has achieved the status of Fellow of the prestigious Gemological Association of Great Britain. He has taught at The New School for Social Research and was a faculty member of the Jewelry Design Department of the Fashion Institute of Technology. In addition to appearing on CNN, Good Morning America, the Charlie Rose Show, and The Curse of Oak Island, he was dubbed “the Indiana Jones of the gem world” by the Philadelphia Inquirer Magazine. Peter wrote and published “Tiffany: 150 Years of Gems and Jewelry,” and curated their sesquicentennial exhibition at The Field Museum of Chicago and The American Museum of Natural History in New York City.

Peter has traveled extensively to most of the important worldwide gemstone and diamond mining locations. He is an accomplished competitive international fly-fisherman, outdoor photographer, painter, musician, and now published fiction author.

P.C. Schneirla resides in Key West, Florida with his beautiful wife and his spirited German Shepherd, and he is currently hard at work on his second novel.