Novel 305: Mary Cholmondeley, The Danvers Jewels (1887)
A man entrusted with carrying jewels from India to England runs into trouble.
For Cholmondeley, see Novel 024.
“One of the most ingenious of crimes is detailed in The Danvers Jewels, and the secret is well kept until the end; then it is brought home in a manner that will surprise the reader. . . . a study of really considerable interest” Academy, September 3, 1887
“Those who read the little sensational novel called ‘The Danvers Jewels,’ when it came out two years ago, must certainly have done so with pleasure.” Athenaeum, November 9, 1889
Download this fortnight’s novel: