Carolyn G. Heilbrun, Avalon Foundation Professor in the Humanities Emerita at Columbia University, has authored scholarly classics such as Writing A Woman's Life. As Amanda Cross she has written numerous bestselling Kate Fansler mysteries including Honest Doubt. She lives in New York City.
An enormous diamond, which once adorned an Indian idol, is stolen and Miss Verinder believes her lover is responsible. Enter Sergeant Cuff, who solves the case. This is the first example of the detective story. (Kirkus UK)