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A murder, stolen diamonds, and a vanished man send a sharp-minded barrister racing between London and Paris.
In Louis Tracy’s The Albert Gate Mystery, a lawyer brings his gift for reasoning to a baffling crime. A violent death, valuable jewels, and a man who cannot be found form the puzzle before him. His training offers a way forward: weigh the evidence, test each story, and look for its weak points.
The pursuit moves between London and Paris, cities of fashion, money, and secrets. Clues draw the barrister from one capital to the other as the mystery tightens. This is a brisk detective story built around a clever professional and the challenge of making sense of tangled events. The pleasure lies in following that sharp mind through a widening case.
What you’ll discover
- A lawyer turned detective Follow a barrister whose habit of testing evidence gives him a way into the mystery.
- Two cities of secrets Move between London and Paris as the pursuit carries the case beyond one city.
- Three tangled threads Explore a puzzle that brings together murder, stolen diamonds, and a missing man.
- Reason against confusion Watch a trained legal mind weigh evidence and search for weaknesses in a story.
- A brisk unfolding puzzle Enjoy quick pursuits and clues that keep the investigation moving from city to city.
Who will love it
You will enjoy this if you like clever amateur detectives, locked-house puzzles, disguises and chases across Europe, and cheerful banter between a gentleman sleuth and a rather stubborn policeman.
What’s inside
The key ideas, in the 15-minute summary
- A morning paper starts a case
- Edith Talbot tells what she knows
- The guarded house gives up its first secret
- A trail to Paris and a false Talbot
- Brett faces the Turks in the Rue Barbette
- La Belle Chasseuse and the Cabaret Noir
- Reasoning out the plan and finding Talbot
- Chase by sea to Palermo
- What the story is really about
- How the story is told
Who’s who
- Reginald BrettA barrister and amateur detective who solves crimes beyond Scotland Yard's reach and wants to free Talbot and recover the Sultan's diamonds.
- Jack TalbotA bright young Foreign Office official in charge of the Sultan's envoy, who vanishes the night of the murders and is desperate to clear his name.
- Edith TalbotJack's quick-witted sister, engaged to Lord Fairholme, who trusts Brett and refuses to wait quietly while her brother is missing.
- Earl of FairholmeA good-natured, impulsive young peer in love with Edith, who follows Brett's orders and wants to see Jack safely home.
- Mr. WinterA Scotland Yard detective, confident in plain facts and handcuffs, who is sure he has the case solved and often resents Brett.
- Henri DuboisA brilliant French thief called the Juggler, a master of disguise who plans every step of the plot and hopes to keep the diamonds.
- La Belle ChasseuseMademoiselle Beaucaire, a bold former circus markswoman who runs the Cabaret Noir and stands beside Dubois.
- Hussein-ul-MulkA smooth Young Turk exile in Paris who leads a political group that wants the Sultan's diamonds.
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Das Geheimnis von Albert Gate
by Louis Tracy · 1904
Four men die in a house guarded by twelve policemen, and diamonds worth millions vanish with a man named Talbot.
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The Albert Gate Mystery is a detective novel by Louis Tracy, set in the London and Paris of the early 1900s. It follows Reginald Brett, a barrister who solves crimes for pleasure, as he takes on a case that is part murder, part robbery and part affair of state.
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A morning paper starts a case
The story opens with Reginald Brett at breakfast in his flat. He is a barrister with a gift for solving crimes, and he is enjoying a quiet spell. He plays a small game with his servant Smith, working out from small signs that Smith's wife's brother is about to stand in for him during a planned shooting visit. It shows how Brett reads people, and the author wants you to see that skill early.
Then he reads a newspaper item about an Albert Gate mansion in the West End. A group of Turkish gentlemen and a dozen Dutch diamond cutters have been working there under police guard. Something has happened in the night. The police have taken the workers to Scotland Yard, and doctors have been called, among them a famous expert on poisons.
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What is The Albert Gate Mystery about?
It follows barrister Reginald Brett as he investigates the murder of a Turkish envoy and his staff in London, the theft of the Sultan's diamonds, and the disappearance of Jack Talbot, a Foreign Office official, in a case that spans Paris and Sicily.
Who is Reginald Brett?
Brett is an amateur detective and barrister who solves crimes that baffle Scotland Yard. He is calm, witty and sharp with clues, and he relies on reasoning, disguises and quick action rather than the standard police methods.
Who is Henri Dubois in the book?
Dubois is a French thief known as the Juggler. He is a master of disguise and planning, hired to steal the Sultan's diamonds, and he stays a step ahead of the police until Brett begins to trace his moves.
The author
Louis Tracy
1863–1928 · British novelist
Louis Tracy was a British writer who lived from 1863 to 1928. He was born in Liverpool, England, and wrote novels, including mysteries and romances. His books included The Albert Gate Mystery, published in 1904, The Silent Barrier, published in 1910, and One Wonderful Night, published in 1912.
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