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 Setting:
For background on Newport society, mansions, jewels and lifestyle, see G. Wayne
Miller's recent series,
A
Nearly Perfect Summer.
Chapter
outlines
Chapter 1: By G. Wayne Miller. During a dinner party
at Claire Spencer's Newport estate, a 22-carat diamond ring is stolen. Eclectic
but brilliant private investigator Nick Nolan and his daughter Nancy get the
case.
Chapter
2: By a reader. The investigation brings the Nolans to the woods of northwest
Rhode Island. They're about to name a suspect when new information turns up
that makes them question if they're right.
Deadline: Tue., Aug. 1
Chapter 3: By a reader. The investigation moves
to Providence. It seems to have reached a dead end, and Nick and Nancy wonder
if they'll ever solve the crime. It would be their first failure. Deadline:
Tue., Aug. 29
Final
chapter: By a reader. Returning to high-society Newport, the Nolans catch
a break and make quick progress on the case. By the end, they solve the mystery
and get the Baby Hope Diamond back.Deadline: Tue., Sep.
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