The Crook’s Shadow

The Crook's Shadow by J. Jefferson Farjeon is a classic British mystery novel about a Scotland Yard detective, Inspector Edward Strood, hunting a master jewel thief aiming for a fortune in diamonds aboard a yacht in Cornwall, mixing suspenseful cat-and-mouse pursuit with the glamour of high society and grand larceny, featuring distinguished guests and a shadowy criminal figure known only as "The Crook".