The Leander pearls were stolen nineteen years ago. The thief wascaught, but the pearls were never found, and there is still a $25,000reward for anyone who finds them. Then somebody comes to privatedetective Carmady with a story about a guy who knows where the pearlsare hidden. Carmady agrees to talk to the guy who says he knows. Buthe finds him dead in his bed, with burned feet, and it seems there are quite a lot of people in Los Angeles who have heard the story, andwho are out looking for the Leander pearls . . .
The Leander pearls were stolen nineteen years ago. The thief wascaught, but the pearls were never found, and there is still a $25,000reward for anyone who finds them. Then somebody comes to privatedetective Carmady with a story about a guy who knows where the pearlsare hidden. Carmady agrees to talk to the guy who says he knows. Buthe finds him dead in his bed, with burned feet, and it seems there are quite a lot of people in Los Angeles who have heard the story, andwho are out looking for the Leander pearls . . .
