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The Attenbury emeralds

On his first case in 1921, Lord Peter Wimsey recovered the stolen Attenbury Emeralds, a deed that instantly made him one of the country's most revered detectives. Now 30 years later, Lord Peter recollects fact about that case with his wife, detective novelist Harriet Vane. Coincidentally, the new Lord Attenbury, the grandson of Lord Peter's first client, calls on the veteran sleuth to help settle a dispute over the ownership of the jewels.

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  • "This mystery finds Lord Peter Wimsey revisiting his first case from thirty years earlier when the descendant of Lord Attenbury begs his help in proving the ownership of a priceless cache of emeralds."
  • "On his first case in 1921, Lord Peter Wimsey recovered the stolen Attenbury Emeralds, a deed that instantly made him one of the country's most revered detectives. Now 30 years later, Lord Peter recollects fact about that case with his wife, detective novelist Harriet Vane. Coincidentally, the new Lord Attenbury, the grandson of Lord Peter's first client, calls on the veteran sleuth to help settle a dispute over the ownership of the jewels."@en
  • "On his first case in 1921, Lord Peter Wimsey recovered the stolen Attenbury Emeralds, a deed that instantly made him one of the country's most revered detectives. Now 30 years later, Lord Peter recollects fact about that case with his wife, detective novelist Harriet Vane. Coincidentally, the new Lord Attenbury, the grandson of Lord Peter's first client, calls on the veteran sleuth to help settle a dispute over the ownership of the jewels."
  • "Peter Wimsey is married with children when his first case again rears its head--one involving a set of missing emeralds. Wimsey is then asked to help track down the still-missing jewels."
  • "It was 1921 when Lord Peter Wimsey first encountered the Attenbury emeralds. The recovery of the magnificent gem - Lord Attenbury's most dazzling heirloom - made headlines and launched a shell-shocked young aristocrat on his career as a detective. Now it is 1951: a happily married Lord Peter has just shared the secrets of that mystery with his wife, the detective novelist Harriet Vane..."
  • "Thirty years prior, the recovery of a magnificent gem in Lord Attenbury's dazzling heirloom launched Lord Peter Wimsey on his career. Now the grandson of Wimsey's first client seeks his help to prove who rightfully owns that gigantic emerald."@en
  • "In 1921, while Lord Peter was still convalescing from the nervous breakdown he suffered from his time in the WWI trenches, the aristocrat got involved in finding missing emeralds belonging to the Attenbury family. Thirty years later, the current Lord Attenbury, who's in dire financial straits, wishes to sell one of the jewels, "the king-stone," but a shadowy claimant challenges his ownership of it. When Wimsey and his detective novelist wife, Harriet Vane, look into the dispute, they discover a chain of murders related to the emeralds."
  • "PLAYAWAY: It was 1921 when Lord Peter Wimsey first encountered the Attenbury emeralds. The recovery of the magnificent gem, Lord Attenbury's most dazzling heirloom, made headlines and launched a shell-shocked young aristocrat on his career as a detective. Now it is 1951. A happily married Lord Peter has just shared the secrets of that mystery with his wife, the detective novelist Harriet Vane. Then the new young Lord Attenbury, grandson of Lord Peter's first client, seeks his help again, this time to prove who owns the gigantic emerald that Wimsey last saw in 1921."
  • "In 1921, while Lord Peter was still convalescing from the nervous breakdown he suffered from his time in the WWI trenches, the aristocrat got involved in finding missing emeralds belonging to the Attenbury family. Thirty years later, the current Lord Attenbury, who's in dire financial straits, wishes to sell one of the jewels, "the king-stone," but a shadowy claimant challenges his ownership of it. When Wimsey and his detective novelist wife, Harriet Vane, look into the dispute, they discover a chain of murders related to the emeralds."@en
  • "On his first case in 1921, Lord Peter Wimsey recovered the stolen Attenbury Emeralds, a deed that instantly made him one of the most revered detectives. Now 30 years later, Lord Peter recollects fact about that case with his wife, detective novelist Harriet Vane. Coincidentally, the new Lord Attenbury, the grandson of Lord Peter's first client, calls on the veteran sleuth to help settle a dispute over the ownership of the jewels."@en
  • "On his first case in 1921, Lord Peter Wimsey recovered the stolen Attenbury Emeralds, a deed that instantly made him one of the most revered detectives. Now 30 years later, Lord Peter recollects fact about that case with his wife, detective novelist Harriet Vane. Coincidentally, the new Lord Attenbury, the grandson of Lord Peter's first client, calls on the veteran sleuth to help settle a dispute over the ownership of the jewels."

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