Series The Riddle of the Amber Ring

The characters and events in this story are entirely fictitious. They do not resemble anyone, and any resemblance to any region or real-life persons is purely coincidental. Episode 1: The Missing Stone Renowned gemologist Alistair Thorne stared through his loupe…

Episode 2: The Heirloom Trail Determined to trace the origin of the silicone mold, Alistair interrogated the estate staff in the servants’ hall, accompanied by Lady Evelyn. The butler, an elderly man named Henderson who had served the family for…

Episode 3: The Golden Setting Back in his mobile laboratory van parked down the lane, Alistair examined the items he had managed to salvage from the greenhouse floor—including a discarded receipt from an antique shop in the port district. The…

Episode 4: The Midnight Return With Evelyn in police custody and the conspiracy dismantled, Alistair returned to Ravenwood Manor to restore the amber gemstone to its rightful place in the gold ring. The Duchess awaited him in her private study,…

Episode 5: The Trap Set Although the government had taken the classified film, Alistair noticed a subtle discrepancy in the jeweler’s ledger that intelligence agents had missed. A final entry on the very last page indicated that a duplicate amber…