The Castafiore Emerald

Description

Title: The Castafiore Emerald
Author: Hergé
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, 2012
Format: Paperback
Language: English
ISBN-13: 9781405206327

The Castafiore Emerald by Hergé is a standalone paperback edition from The Adventures of Tintin series. Published by HarperCollins Publishers, it brings Tintin, Snowy, Captain Haddock, Professor Calculus, and Bianca Castafiore into one of the most unusual mysteries in the Tintin collection.

Unlike many Tintin adventures, this story stays close to home at Marlinspike Hall. When Captain Haddock dismisses a palm reader’s warning about stolen jewels, the prediction seems to become real after opera singer Bianca Castafiore arrives with her entourage and her emerald goes missing.

The story turns Marlinspike Hall into a stage for rumours, misunderstandings, reporters, visitors, suspicious clues, and comic chaos. Rather than sending Tintin across the world, Hergé builds the mystery through character comedy, red herrings, and the question of who really took the emerald.