1st book of the Inspector French series
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An inspector is called in to investigate the murder of a diamond trading firm's employee and the theft of their jewels.
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Inspector French is called in by his Superintendent at Scotland Yard to investigate a late-night murder in the office of a Hatton Garden diamond merchants. When he gets there, he finds not just the corpse, but an open safe missing its contents of diamonds and money. Although the clues seem meager at first, French soon picks up a trail that leads him to mainland Europe and back, steadily bringing him closer to a solution to the case.
I: Murder!
II: The Firm of Duke and Peabody
III: Gathering the Threads
IV: Missing
V: French Takes a Journey
VI: The Hotel in Barcelona
VII: Concerning a Wedding
VIII: Sylvia and Harrington
IX: Mrs. Root of Pittsburg
X: Some Pairs of Blankets
XI: A Deal in Jewellery
XII: The Elusive Mrs. X
XIII: Mrs. French Takes a Notion
XIV: Tragedy
XV: The House in St. John's Wood
XVI: A Hot Scent
XVII: A Deal in Stocks
XVIII: The S. S. Enoch
XIX: French Propounds a Riddle
XX: Conclusion