Blue eyes and diamonds

A 1925 detective story by Lemuel De Bra, originally published in a pulp magazine, in which Detective Harry Milholland agrees to help Betty Danford stage a fake theft of her pawned diamond necklace, a scheme that goes wrong when her husband unexpectedly redeems the real necklace.

Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.

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Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic mystery and detective stories›Crime and suspense thrillers›Gentleman thieves, swindlers, and heists

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Adults›Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic mystery and detective stories›Crime and suspense thrillers›Gentleman thieves, swindlers, and heists