Deborah Junk, Duenna

The Opal Serpent

by Fergus HUME (1859 - 1932)

An old pawnbroker is found strangled with his lips pinned together with an opal serpent broach. He has a beautiful daughter who is apparently the heir of his large estate. But another claimant has made herself known as the actual daughter of the pawnbroker. Follow detective Hurd as he unravels the convoluted mystery of the old man’s death and attempts to determine who is the rightful heir. (Summary by Richard Kilmer)

Listen next episodes of The Opal Serpent:
A Bolt from the Blue , A Cruel Woman , A Cuckoo in the Nest , A Final Explanation , A New Clue , A Noise in the Street , A Terrible Night , At Christchurch, Hants , Captain Jessop , Castles in the Air , Dulcinea of Gwynne Street , Further Evidence , Hurd's Information , Miss Qian's Party , Mr. Hay's Little Dinner , Mrs. Krill at Bay , Part of the Truth , Sylvia's Theory , The Detective's Views , The New Life , The Unforseen , The Verdict of the Jury , Trouble , What Pash Said