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The Annam Jewel (1924)

by Patricia Wentworth

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One man will stop at nothing to obtain a priceless jewel that has eluded men with dreams of riches and glory for centuries   James Waring stares into the darkness of a cavern at a remote shrine in Annam. He's given his pursuers the slip and is about to behold a gem that few men have ever seen. It is a sacred stone--the only one of its kind in the world. The magnificent blue, green, red, and gold jewel is nearly within his grasp. But as his hand finally closes around it, someone--or something--grabs his ankle . . .   Peter Waring has waited thirteen years to claim his heritage. After losing both his parents, he helped his adopted sister, Rose Ellen, escape her orphanage and find a loving home. But now Peter lives only to possess the elusive Annam Jewel. He will succeed where his father and uncle failed. And he will marry the woman he loves: Sylvia Coverdale. As Peter sets out to retrieve the jewel, he's shocked to discover that the beautiful Sylvia knows all about the fabled gem.   Set before and after World War I, this novel from one of Britain's most renowned crime writers details a centuries-old legacy of hate, greed, revenge, and violence that is about to come full circle.  … (more)
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I really wouldn't consider this one a mystery. ( )
  fernandie | Sep 15, 2022 |
Straplined as 'A Golden Age Mystery', this is a non-series title from the author of the 'Miss Silver Mysteries'. Set in the 1920s, it follows a storyline familiar to aficionados of Sax Rohmer or Dornford Yates albeit with less overt racism. (Yes, there's some, but given when it was written I would be extremely surprised if there wasn't any.)

A mysterious jewel is stolen by some adventurers from a mysterious monastery somewhere in the East (probably China). The young nephew of one of the adventurers inherits what is supposed to be the jewel and the story details the efforts of one of the adventurers to obtain the jewel and what happens to the jewel in the end.

Very much of it's time (originally published in 1924); it's the sort of title one would expect to find when staying with an elderly relative. Light and mildly amusing. If you're into this sort of thing, these Golden Age mysteries are rotating freebies on Amazon from the publisher, Dean Street.
  Maddz | Sep 22, 2017 |
Less Mystery than Romance
The Annam Jewel is a romance, wrongly labeled as a mystery book. It's actually a soap opera with a story sometimes engaging, sometimes boring. The early life of Peter and Rose Ellen is presented. The Jewel has a part of it. Once you come to this work with a proper expectation, you can enjoy it a bit. ( )
  MarcusBastos | Aug 6, 2017 |
Entertaining romantic thriller but not as good as Wilkie Collins' The Moonstone with which it shares many similarities. I prefer Wentworth's Miss Silver mysteries but I am glad that I tried this earlier stand-alone. ( )
  leslie.98 | Jul 10, 2017 |
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One man will stop at nothing to obtain a priceless jewel that has eluded men with dreams of riches and glory for centuries   James Waring stares into the darkness of a cavern at a remote shrine in Annam. He's given his pursuers the slip and is about to behold a gem that few men have ever seen. It is a sacred stone--the only one of its kind in the world. The magnificent blue, green, red, and gold jewel is nearly within his grasp. But as his hand finally closes around it, someone--or something--grabs his ankle . . .   Peter Waring has waited thirteen years to claim his heritage. After losing both his parents, he helped his adopted sister, Rose Ellen, escape her orphanage and find a loving home. But now Peter lives only to possess the elusive Annam Jewel. He will succeed where his father and uncle failed. And he will marry the woman he loves: Sylvia Coverdale. As Peter sets out to retrieve the jewel, he's shocked to discover that the beautiful Sylvia knows all about the fabled gem.   Set before and after World War I, this novel from one of Britain's most renowned crime writers details a centuries-old legacy of hate, greed, revenge, and violence that is about to come full circle.  

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