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Settle in for an intriguing mystery with Jacques Futrelle's ingeniously plotted The Diamond Master. Several master jewelers have received anonymous packages, each of which contains a single large, flawless diamond. Who is distributing the seemingly priceless gems, and what is the mystery sender's intent?.
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This novella/long-ish short story shares a macguffin with F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'Diamond as Big as the Ritz', namely that a sudden glut of diamonds in the world will potentially ruin all those with a vested interest in that market.
In Futrelle's version, we have a neat tale of extortion and murder, cops and robbers, in which all ends well for the goodies, and with a cruel twist of irony for the perp.
Perhaps more a literary exercise than a work of art - but it's well done, and diverting enough.
In Futrelle's version, we have a neat tale of extortion and murder, cops and robbers, in which all ends well for the goodies, and with a cruel twist of irony for the perp.
Perhaps more a literary exercise than a work of art - but it's well done, and diverting enough.
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- Original publication date
- 1909
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- 50
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- 605,294
- Reviews
- 1
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- (4.50)
- Languages
- English, Italian
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 29
- ASINs
- 4
