Richard W. Wise is a former Alinsky style community organizer. He ran projects in Massachusetts and Rhode Island in the 1970s. In the 1980s he became a goldsmith and Graduate Gemol...ver maisRichard W. Wise is a former Alinsky style community organizer. He ran projects in Massachusetts and Rhode Island in the 1970s. In the 1980s he became a goldsmith and Graduate Gemologist. His latest book, Redlined: A Novel of Boston, is a mystery/thriller set in 1970s Boston.His first book, Secrets Of The Gem Trade, The Connoisseur's Guide to Precious Gemstones was published in 2003 and became a critically acclaimed best seller and is now considered a classic. The vastly expanded and updated 2nd edition appeared in 2016. His first novel, The French Blue. (2010), A Novel of the 17th century gem trade, tells the exciting backstory of the notorious Hope Diamond. The French Blue won a 2011 International Book Award in Historical Fiction.ver menos