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The Diamond Master
Jacques Futrelle
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A perfect diamond worth millions is mailed, in a plain package, to a diamond dealer. Then he finds that identical diamonds were delivered to other diamond dealers. Where did the gems come from? Who sent them? And why?
A perfect diamond worth millions is mailed, in a plain package, to a diamond dealer. Then he finds that identical diamonds were delivered to other diamond dealers. Where did the gems come from? Who sent them? And why?
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"I'll have to state a fact that you all know, as part answer to that question," replied Mr. Wynne. "A perfect diamond is a perfect diamond, no matter where it comes from—Africa, Brazil, India or New Jersey. There is not the slightest variation in value if the stone is perfect. That being true, it is a matter of no concern to you, as dealers, where these come from—sufficient it is that they are here, and, being here, they bring home to you the necessity of concerted action to uphold the diamond as a thing of value."
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Lanjut baca karya Futrelle yang diterbitkan Laksana. Jika sebelum ini ada pencurian piring emas, kali ini ada "penipuan" perdagangan berlian. Seperti sebelumnya, aku suka premise awalnya, alur cerita dan misterinya. Penyelesainnya b aja. Dan karakterisasi ceweknya masiihhh nyebelin, menye-menye 'mau
Jacques Futrelle is a master
I was first introduced to Jacques Firewood thru his Thinking Machine stories. He was a great detective story writer. He died too soon with the sinking of the Titanic.
That was an interesting story. I wasn’t entirely sure what the mystery was going to be, and neither did our characters. Was it blackmail? Is this man just a con-artist or thief extraordinaire? How can he keep fooling every detective sent to trap him? Who is he? Where is his extraordinary wealth com
I am a big fan of Jacques Futrelle's Thinking Machine stories but this short novel wasn't nearly as enjoyable for me. The premise is quite intriguing - a process is invented to artificially create diamonds - but Futrelle doesn't carry out that concept very effectively. The cast is divided into two g
A young self-assured businessman shows up and makes a proposition to the top diamond jewelers in New York City. He wants them to come up with a $100 million to buy his special diamonds. But there is a catch. There are no records on where these beautiful, unusual diamonds came from after they checked
The book begins with a gem merchant being sent, anonymously, a very large and flawless diamond; shortly thereafter, he discovers that several of his colleagues received identical gifts. The mystery of who sent them is swiftly resolved, and for the rest of the book we are left to wonder where these d