The young lady Margaret Cheney will soon turn 18, and she will inherit the jewelry of the late father – including an unprecedented beauty, a diamond known as the “purple emperor.” But is it worth rejoicing in such a wealth? There are bad rumors about the diamond stolen from the Church of Shiva: some say that he brings misfortune to his owners, others – that fanatical Indians hunt him … And soon after the return, the girl disappears without a trace. Her guardianship, an eccentric old aunt, is extremely strange, and a chilling howl is spreading over the estate at night … to solve the riddle of the “purple emperor” and save Lady Margaret “Hamilton Click, a once elusive cracker, and now the best detective of London …
Author
Khanheu Thomas, Hancheu Mary
Translator
Ovchinnikova A.
Publisher
Eksmo-Press, 2014
Series
The gold fund of the detective
Genre
Classical foreign prose
16+
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