Author: Patricia Wentworth
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504033469
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
One man will stop at nothing to obtain a priceless jewel that has eluded men with dreams of riches and glory for centuries James Waring stares into the darkness of a cavern at a remote shrine in Annam. He’s given his pursuers the slip and is about to behold a gem that few men have ever seen. It is a sacred stone—the only one of its kind in the world. The magnificent blue, green, red, and gold jewel is nearly within his grasp. But as his hand finally closes around it, someone—or something—grabs his ankle . . . Peter Waring has waited thirteen years to claim his heritage. After losing both his parents, he helped his adopted sister, Rose Ellen, escape her orphanage and find a loving home. But now Peter lives only to possess the elusive Annam Jewel. He will succeed where his father and uncle failed. And he will marry the woman he loves: Sylvia Coverdale. As Peter sets out to retrieve the jewel, he’s shocked to discover that the beautiful Sylvia knows all about the fabled gem. Set before and after World War I, this novel from one of Britain’s most renowned crime writers details a centuries-old legacy of hate, greed, revenge, and violence that is about to come full circle.
The Annam Jewel
Author: Patricia Wentworth
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504033469
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
One man will stop at nothing to obtain a priceless jewel that has eluded men with dreams of riches and glory for centuries James Waring stares into the darkness of a cavern at a remote shrine in Annam. He’s given his pursuers the slip and is about to behold a gem that few men have ever seen. It is a sacred stone—the only one of its kind in the world. The magnificent blue, green, red, and gold jewel is nearly within his grasp. But as his hand finally closes around it, someone—or something—grabs his ankle . . . Peter Waring has waited thirteen years to claim his heritage. After losing both his parents, he helped his adopted sister, Rose Ellen, escape her orphanage and find a loving home. But now Peter lives only to possess the elusive Annam Jewel. He will succeed where his father and uncle failed. And he will marry the woman he loves: Sylvia Coverdale. As Peter sets out to retrieve the jewel, he’s shocked to discover that the beautiful Sylvia knows all about the fabled gem. Set before and after World War I, this novel from one of Britain’s most renowned crime writers details a centuries-old legacy of hate, greed, revenge, and violence that is about to come full circle.
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504033469
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
One man will stop at nothing to obtain a priceless jewel that has eluded men with dreams of riches and glory for centuries James Waring stares into the darkness of a cavern at a remote shrine in Annam. He’s given his pursuers the slip and is about to behold a gem that few men have ever seen. It is a sacred stone—the only one of its kind in the world. The magnificent blue, green, red, and gold jewel is nearly within his grasp. But as his hand finally closes around it, someone—or something—grabs his ankle . . . Peter Waring has waited thirteen years to claim his heritage. After losing both his parents, he helped his adopted sister, Rose Ellen, escape her orphanage and find a loving home. But now Peter lives only to possess the elusive Annam Jewel. He will succeed where his father and uncle failed. And he will marry the woman he loves: Sylvia Coverdale. As Peter sets out to retrieve the jewel, he’s shocked to discover that the beautiful Sylvia knows all about the fabled gem. Set before and after World War I, this novel from one of Britain’s most renowned crime writers details a centuries-old legacy of hate, greed, revenge, and violence that is about to come full circle.
The Annam Jewel
Author: Patricia Wentworth
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
The Annam Jewel
Author: Patricia Wentworth
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781911413110
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
A golden age mystery novel, first published in 1924.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781911413110
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
A golden age mystery novel, first published in 1924.
The Annam Jewel. Pseud
Author: Patricia Wentworth
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 311
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 311
Book Description
Book Review Digest
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 1098
Book Description
Excerpts from and citations to reviews of more than 8,000 books each year, drawn from coverage of 109 publications. Book Review Digest provides citations to and excerpts of reviews of current juvenile and adult fiction and nonfiction in the English language. Reviews of the following types of books are excluded: government publications, textbooks, and technical books in the sciences and law. Reviews of books on science for the general reader, however, are included. The reviews originate in a group of selected periodicals in the humanities, social sciences, and general science published in the United States, Canada, and Great Britain. - Publisher.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 1098
Book Description
Excerpts from and citations to reviews of more than 8,000 books each year, drawn from coverage of 109 publications. Book Review Digest provides citations to and excerpts of reviews of current juvenile and adult fiction and nonfiction in the English language. Reviews of the following types of books are excluded: government publications, textbooks, and technical books in the sciences and law. Reviews of books on science for the general reader, however, are included. The reviews originate in a group of selected periodicals in the humanities, social sciences, and general science published in the United States, Canada, and Great Britain. - Publisher.
Bulletin
Author: Malden Public Library (Mass.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Public libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Public libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
Bulletin [Accessions to the Library]
Author: Mercantile Library Association (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
The Nation
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Current events
Languages : en
Pages : 956
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Current events
Languages : en
Pages : 956
Book Description
Not to be Opened
Author: Lloyd Osbourne
Publisher: Copp, Clark
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
Publisher: Copp, Clark
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
Catalogue of Copyright Entries
Author: Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Copyright
Languages : en
Pages : 1190
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Copyright
Languages : en
Pages : 1190
Book Description