The Affair of the Pink Pearl

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Summary

Genre: Detective

Format: Short Story

Locations: England, London

Recurring Characters: Tommy, Tuppence

Synopsis

Tommy and Tuppence are approached by a distraught Beatrice Kingston-Bruce and her mother - a precious pink pearl has been stolen from their houseguest, Lady Laura Barton. Tommy investigates, in the guise of Dr. John Evelyn Thorndyke, the great medico-legal detective created by R Austin Freeman (1862-1943) – who just happens to possess an incomparable intellect, a vast knowledge on a number of subjects, and dashing good looks.

This is the third short story to appear in Partners in Crime.

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