It was 1921 when Lord Peter Wimsey first encountered the Attenbury Emeralds. The disappearance and subsequent recovery of the king-stone emerald in Lord Attenbury's dazzling heirloom collection made headlines--and launched a shell-shocked young aristocrat on his career as a detective. Thirty years later, a happily married Lord Peter has just shared the secrets of that mystery with his wife, the detective novelist Harriet Vane. Suddenly, the new Lord Attenbury--grandson of Lord Peter's first client--seeks his help to establish ownership of the emerald. Harriet and Peter contemplate the changes that war has wrought on English society--and Peter, who has enjoyed the carefree life of the younger son, faces the unwanted prospect of ending up the Duke of Denver after all.

Not AR rated.,Not AR rated.