Diamonds and De Ravenol in a New York mystery
In Vevay a storyteller helps Claire de Ravenol board a voyage to the United States. In New York a series of jewel thefts and disguises unfolds as the heroine battles De Ravenol and smuggled blood red diamonds. The plot centers on a missing mother, a bag search, and a cache hidden in hyacinths amid a web of secrets.
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Vevay
Claire de Ravenol
United States
Monsieur de Ravenol
Claire
Mrs. Delario
New York
Ravenol
Rix
Philadelphia
de Ravenol
I Foiled a Million Dollar Diamond Thief in My Flat
In a perilous night of deception and daring, I and Billy trap a bold diamond thief, using a decoy letter to lure him to my flat. We subdue him with ammonia and a blank shot, cuff him, and secure the diamonds behind hyacinths, plotting to vanish them safely.
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Billy
Monsieur
George
Mrs. Thing
Carridge
Laramie Plains
Tin
Eureka
Mrs. Delario
Myself
The Capture and a Night of Tense Waiting
The narrator recalls a night of suspense as she guards diamonds hidden in a drawer. Billy arrives with new danger and reveals a plan to stash the loot, while the mysterious “mossoo” becomes a looming threat and a trap tightens around them.
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