First published in 1961 and 1962, Herge brings Tintin back to England for this mystery at Marlinspike Hall. The old gypsy fortune-teller foresees trouble. Opera singer Bianca Castafiore has invited herself for a visit...much to the upset of the characters, especially Captain Haddock. There's an accident, an unexpected visitor, an invasion by press and television, and then a robbery...then Bianca Castafiore's emerald disappears. All of Tintin's skill is needed to reveal the identity of a strange and ingenious thief.