Alias The Baron: (Writing as Anthony Morton) - 5 (New Ed.)

John Mannering (aka ‘The Baron’) bought the Dellamont Emeralds in Paris.

They were beautiful, expensive - and sinister. But Mannering, connoisseur of precious gems, chose to ignore their history of misfortune.

Then things began to happen - an attempted robbery of the famous jewels; and a quarrel with Lorna Fauntley.

Seemingly separate incidents, yet all connected. The strangest thing of all was that someone was impersonating the Baron ….